Posted on Dec 16, 2020
UK business 'must wake up' to China's Uighur cotton slaves
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UK businesses must investigate where they get their cotton to avoid buying material grown by slave labour, according to a member of an influential parliamentary committee.
The call comes in the aftermath of a BBC investigation.
Documents show that China is forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities into hard labour.
"UK businesses must now wake up to these disturbing realities," said MP Nusrat Ghani.
Businesses must "stop denying knowledge of what is taking place, examine their supply lines rigorously and make sure they are absolutely clear that they are not profiting from slave labour and abuse of the Uighurs", said Ms Ghani, who investigated the issue for the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee.
The call comes in the aftermath of a BBC investigation.
Documents show that China is forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities into hard labour.
"UK businesses must now wake up to these disturbing realities," said MP Nusrat Ghani.
Businesses must "stop denying knowledge of what is taking place, examine their supply lines rigorously and make sure they are absolutely clear that they are not profiting from slave labour and abuse of the Uighurs", said Ms Ghani, who investigated the issue for the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee.
UK business 'must wake up' to China's Uighur cotton slaves
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You would not eat any seafood from Southeast Asia. A lot of slave labor involved in its harvest and processing. Not only thatca good portion of what you wear and use is the result of slave and child labor.
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