NEWS//Forced labor benefits international companies
Suppliers for international companies like Nike, Apple, Gap, Huawei, Samsung, Sony and Volkswagen are using forced Chinese labor to manufacture their products.
This was the finding of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), an Australian think tank. Its report was published on March 1, 2020 (tap here).
The forced labor comes from the one million Uighurs China has imprisoned because the government views their Islamic faith as a threat to civil order. Many detained Uighurs have been transferred from internment camps to forced labor facilities. Eighty international companies benefit from their work.
China has waged a years-long campaign to destroy the culture and religion of ethnic minorities that adhere to Islam. The Uighurs, who number 11 million, have been especially targeted.
Sources: Axios, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, National Review, The New Arab - Explainer: China's persecution of Uighur Muslims
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