The AP has a new report out on the cotton and polysilicon industries in Xinjiang, China and how they’re “feeling the heat” now that companies have started boycotting their products over Uyghur slave labor:
A backlash against reports of forced labor and other human rights abuses toward the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang is hitting China’s cotton industry, but it’s unclear if the pressure will push the government or companies to change course. https://t.co/aPWsmTWifo
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 25, 2021
GOOD!
The cotton and polysilicon industries in Xinjiang are feeling the heat as many international companies stop importing because of the Chinese government's use of the forced labor of Uyghur/Turkic Muslims. As they should. https://t.co/W0KNMiWZLf pic.twitter.com/DKaV2p5aji
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) May 25, 2021
Now we need every company to join the boycott:
The days in which Chinese companies can continue to profit from Uyghur slave labour in Xinjiang and sell to Western markets are numbered.https://t.co/H5aU2DCmxH
— Nus Ghani MP (@Nus_Ghani) May 25, 2021
Over to you, President Biden. Make this happen:
"Apart from cotton, much of the world’s polysilicon for photovoltaic cells comes from Xinjiang. The U.S. is now weighing sanctions over the alleged use of forced labor in the production of solar panels."https://t.co/bC0QIqmmx5
— Discredited Social Entity GAB@chaleck (@Chaleck) May 25, 2021
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