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Forced labour remains a serious problem, including in brick kilns, coal mines, factories, and construction sites throughout China. There were numerous confirmed reports of involuntary servitude of children, adults, and migrant workers during the reporting period.
Numerous other allegations of forced labor related to the Xinjiang internment camps have been made since 2017. In addition to working within the camps after release detainees are sent to factories for a mandatory work period often measured in months, people who refuse the forced labor are sent back for additional re-education. [55]
The companies include Huafu Fashion Co., one of the world's largest textile manufacturers, and 25 of its subsidiaries, which the U.S. has linked to forced-labor practices in China's cotton industry.
Slavery is prohibited in modern China, but there are still some people working in slave-like conditions under illegal circumstances. In 2007 and 2011, disabled men in central China were enslaved to work in kilns. [53] North Korean women have been subject to human trafficking in China. Many have been subjected to forced marriages and sexual slavery.
Uyghur forced labor fuels China’s food exports. Adrian Zenz, Opinion Contributor. December 13, 2024 at 4:00 AM. ... the forced labor of farmers and of camp detainees, and the active complicity ...
The companies were added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, which restricts the import of goods tied to what the U.S. describes as China's human rights abuses and ongoing ...
Career preparation has historically been used to justify forced labor prison systems around the world. In China, although this argument was used, career preparation was minimal until recently. Following release, the skills acquired within the Laogai prison (i.e. ditch-digging or manure-spreading) do not often lead to desirable employment.
A spokesperson for China's foreign ministry called allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang "the lie of the century", adding that they were aimed at discrediting China and suppressing its development.