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Targeting China, EU seeks to ban products made with forced labour
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 10 (ANI): In a move to target China, concerned about human rights violations in the province of Xinjiang, the 27-member country European Union (EU) seeks to ban products made with forced labour.
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US markets sell over red dates processed in China's Xinjiang; tainted by U
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Markets in Washington, DC, metropolitan area and some online retailers in the US continue to sell more than 70 brands of red dates grown and processed in Xinjiang, a region in China that's been the focus of a US law on forced labour, a report said.
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UN chief urges China to follow Xinjiang report recommendations
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 2 (ANI): United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres urged China to follow the recommendations of a UN report that found credible allegations of torture and forced labour in Xinjiang province.
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Slavery in China: UN report exposes skeleton in the cupboard
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 31 (ANI): The report of a U.N. investigator has now exposed the skeleton in the cupboard: contemporary forms of slavery are practised in China in the shape of forced labour for the Uyghur minorities in the Xinjiang region as well as in Tibet which has been under the i
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China in tight spot after UN report confirms human rights violations in Xi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 25 (ANI): Beijing is facing a difficult situation after the UN Special Rapporteur stated that China is involved in the suppression of the minority Uyghur Muslim population in Xinjiang.
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In name of 'ethnic unity,' China carries out forced labour in Tibet: Repor
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 19 (ANI): China, under the garb of propagating "ethnic unity", is seeking to integrate the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) into the development narrative and carry out forced labour in the region, media reports said.
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New UN report concludes that forced labour takes place in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): A UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Modern Slavery's report has found it "reasonable to conclude" that forced labour has been taking place in China's Xinjiang province.
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Domestic slump, US ban add to China's textile industry's woes
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): Domestic slump, combined with the decline in exports, as well as the US ban has put China's once booming textile industry in trouble.
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US ban on Xinjiang imports hits China's supply chain
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 11 (ANI): After finding out that the Chinese products are produced with forced labour, the US imposed a ban on Xinjiang imports, which hit China's supply chain.
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Will the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act make a difference?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which came into effect last month, presumes that all goods from China's Xinjiang have been tainted by forced labour unless proven innocent, and vows to strike at the heart of slavery in northwest China.
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Australia: AUTWA stages protest on Urumqi Massacre's 13th anniversary, dem
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], July 5 (ANI): Members of the Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women's Association (AUTWA) on Tuesday protested outside the Rundle Mall in Adelaide city here commemorating the 13th anniversary of the Urumqi Massacre and demanded the Australian government to ban import on
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US ban on imports from Xinjiang disrupts China's supply chain
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): The United States is rallying its allies against forced labour as it begins implementing an import ban on goods from China's Xinjiang region, where it says Beijing is committing genocide of the Uyghur population.
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