When will the UK Government follow the US example and issue the equivalent of the Withhold Release Orders on products from China allegedly produced with state-sponsored forced labour in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region? UK says it is keeping its policy “under review”. No need to review – time to act.

When will the UK Government follow the US example and issue the equivalent of the Withhold Release Orders on products from China allegedly produced with state-sponsored forced labour in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region? UK says it is keeping its policy “under review”. No need to review – time to act.

https://www.google.com/search?q=uyghur+forced+labour&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-gbGB819GB819&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUqvbi5JjsAhXoUhUIHc4sBHcQ_AUoAnoECBUQBA&biw=987&bih=625#imgrc=kLLn71XnK9cIbM When will the UK Government follow the US...

Uighurs For Sale – a major report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute – says that 82 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony and Volkswagen have over 80,000 forced Uighur labourers working in their supply chains

Uighurs For Sale - a major report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute - says that 82 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including Apple, BMW, Gap, Huawei, Nike, Samsung, Sony and Volkswagen have over 80,000 forced...

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