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USA: Walmart pulls Milwaukee Tool gloves over alleged use of Chinese prison labour
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Letter from the Congressional-Executive Commission on China to Milwaukee Tool regarding allegations of forced labour in its supply chain
We write to raise questions about forced labour used to make Milwaukee Tool products in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and your response to the possibility that U.S. consumers continue to buy such products made by political prisoners.
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Milwaukee Tool is questioned over alleged use of Chinese forced labor
U.S. lawmakers call on Milwaukee Tool—which denies the allegations—to turn over information related to internal investigations regarding its products’ links to prison labor in China.
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Walmart did not respond to call to stop selling Milwaukee Tool products allegedly made with forced labor
Walmart did not respond.
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Letters to Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy to stop selling Milwaukee Tool Gloves
Recently released prisoners have testified that Milwaukee Tool uses Chinese prisoners of conscience as slave labor in China. I hope Amazon can take the right decision and stop selling these products.
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Response from Amazon to selling Milwaukee Tool products allegedly made with forced labour
Amazon takes allegations of human rights abuses seriously, including related to forced labor. We do not tolerate the use of forced labor, including prison labor, in our operations or value chain.
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Letter to Walmart CEO Doug McMillion to stop selling Milwaukee Gloves made by slave labor
I have collected enough evidence in the past several months and reported Milwaukee Tool to the US Customs and Border Protection Team and US Homeland Security Team. I hope that Walmart can stand with me.
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Response from Milwaukee Tool to allegations of forced labour in their supply chain
Milwaukee Tool does not tolerate the use of forced labor. We have strict policies and procedures in place to ensure that no authorized Milwaukee Tool products are manufactured by using forced labor.
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Petition calls on Milwaukee Tool to stop using Chinese prisoners of conscience as slave labour
Due to a recent whistleblower, I have discovered that my husband, and other prisoners at Chishan prison are being exploited as slave laborers to produce Milwuakee Tool gloves.
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Response from Home Depot to selling Milwaukee Tool products allegedly made with forced labour
We prohibit the use of forced or prison labor in our supply chain. This is an issue we take very seriously, and we work closely with our suppliers to ensure the product we sell is free from forced labor and fully compliant with all applicable laws.
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Cheng Yuan's wife petitions against Milwaukee Tool for using slave labor
Shi Minglei, wife of imprisoned human rights lawyer Cheng Yuan, started a petition against Milwaukee Tool. She said that prisoners released from Chishan prison were used as slave laborers for the company, including her husband.
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Freed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che says he was subjected to forced labour in mainland jail but was not tortured
A Taiwanese activist jailed in China said that he was subjected to forced labour and endured stale food while serving a five-year sentence, but that he was not tortured.
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