Search For "forced labor"
US import ban over China's forced labour in Xinjiang takes effect
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): A US law banning imports from China's Xinjiang province took effect on Tuesday, a move aimed at addressing Beijing's use of forced labour among the Uyghur minority.
Read More
China: US law against Uyghur forced labour takes effect
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): The United States government should vigorously enforce a new law that aims to prevent imports linked to forced labour by Uyghurs and other persecuted groups in China, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
Read More
US law prohibiting imports made with forced Uyghur labor infuriates China
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hong Kong, February 24 (ANI): The new American law prohibiting foreign companies to source their imports from forced labor in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has infuriated Beijing, local media reported.
Read More
US takes steps to ban imports from China made with Uyghur forced labour
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): The United States government is banning all imports from China made using forced labour from the Uyghur Autonomous Region, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday.
Read More
Seoul opposes Tokyo's bid to include mine known for forced labor on UNESCO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The South Korean Foreign Ministry urged Tokyo on Tuesday to stop pressing for the inclusion of the closed Sado mine, associated with the forced labor of Koreans, as part of Japan's industrial heritage and on the UNESCO World Heritage List, pledging me
Read More
Chinese top legislature opposes US signing of 'Uyghur Forced Labor Prevent
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 24 (ANI): Chinese top legislature on Friday expressed strong opposition to the US signing the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" into law.
Read More
China firmly opposes US 'Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act' that bans im
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 24 (ANI): China on Thursday firmly opposed the "Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act" that bans importing of goods into the US made with forced labour in Xinjiang.
Read More
Strong step to combat exploitation of forced labor in Xinjiang: Nancy Pelo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): After US President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) into law today, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday (local time) said that it is a strong step to combat the exploitation of forced labor in China's Xinjiang province.
Read More
Biden signs bill to ban imports from China's Xinjiang into law
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act" that bans importing of goods into the US made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang province.
Read More
US House approves bicameral bill aimed to ban imports from China's Xinjian
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): The US House of Representatives passed a final version of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bans the importation of goods made with forced labour in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, reported Sputnik.
Read More
US bans disposable glove imports from Malaysia's supermax over forced labo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21(ANI/Sputnik): The United States will immediately ban the import of disposable gloves made by Supermax Corporation due to information the company uses forced labour to make its products, the Department of Homeland Security said in a press release.
Read More
US bipartisan committee urges NBA to end deals with Chinese firms over for
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 3 (ANI): A US bipartisan parliamentary executive committee on China has sent a letter to the National Basketball Association (NBA), asking players to drop contracts with companies that use materials manufactured in Chinese slave labor camps.
Read More