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Japan to craft guidelines to root out rights violations in textiles in Xin
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 12 (ANI): Amid Beijing's ongoing tussle with foreign companies over forced labour in Xinjiang, the Japanese Ministry of trade and industry called on the textile industry to craft guidelines to root out human rights violations and to strengthen measures to address environm
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China among worst countries in US human trafficking report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], July 4 (ANI): China among worst countries in human trafficking following its increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and Tibet and forced labour, revealed an US report.
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In Xinjiang, Chinese govt is the trafficker, says US State Dept report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 2 (ANI): A total of 11 governments around the world including China, has a documented "policy or pattern" of human trafficking, and forced labour, said a report released by US State Department on Thursday.
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Nike 'a brand of China, for China': CEO after facing boycott call over rem
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Nike CEO John Donahoe has said the sportswear apparel giant is a "brand of China and for China" after it faced a backlash earlier this year for voicing concerns about the communist government using Uyghur forced labour in the production of cotton.
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US bans imports of material from Chinese company linked to forced labour c
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The United States banned imports of solar panels and other goods made with materials produced by a Chinese company Hoshine Silicon Industry Co after the company's plants were linked to forced labour camps in China's Xinjiang region targeting Uyghurs and other
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US takes steps to ensure accountability for forced labour in China's Xinji
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The United States announced a series of actions aimed against forced labour in China's Xinjiang, which is said to have detained more than a million members of ethnic minorities, including Uyghur Muslims.
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US announces measures to address forced labour in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): US on Thursday (local time) announced measures to address the People's Republic of China's (PRC) ongoing human rights abuses and use of forced labour in Xinjiang.
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Biden pushes G7 leaders to call out China on forced labour in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden is pushing world leaders to call out China over allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang as the Group of Seven (G7) leaders prepare to unveil a global infrastructure plan meant to compete with Beijing.
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US senator chides Apple, Nike for 'using forced labour' from China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): A US senator on Thursday slammed top American companies including Amazon, Nike and Apple for using forced labour from China, accusing them of making Americans complicit in Beijing crimes against Uyghurs.
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Global parliamentary alliance calls for reform of supply chains over force
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Group of Seven (G7) summit in UK, a cross-party Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has called on G7 leaders to reform global supply chains in light of widespread forced labour abuses in Xinjiang region.
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Uzbekistan emerging as preferred cotton supplier as buyers turn away from
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): Despite ranking second globally in cotton production, China has come under immense international pressure, with critics accusing it of labour abuses in Xinjiang, prompting buyers to look elsewhere for cotton supplies to avoid the political fallout.
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Forced labour from Uyghurs in Xinjiang behind global supply of solar panel
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 16 (ANI): The global production of solar panels is using forced labour from Uyghurs Muslims in China's Xinjiang province, an investigation shows.
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