29 May 2025
China’s economy runs on Uyghur forced labour
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 20 May 2025
Location: China
Companies
Tesla - BuyerOther
Not Reported ( Manufacturing: General ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Manufacturing: General , Men , Documented migrants )Issues
Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Work & ConditionsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Other
Not Reported ( Technology: Electronics, Internet and telecom providers ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Manufacturing: General , Men , Documented migrants )Issues
Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Work & ConditionsResponse
Response sought: မဟုတ်
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Companies
Elec & Eltek - Employer , LG Electronics (part of LG Corp.) - Buyer , Cal-Comp Electronics - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Manufacturing: General , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Issues
Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Work & Conditions , Restricted mobilityResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Other
Not Reported ( Food & beverage ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: 300
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Food & beverage , Men , Documented migrants )Issues
Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Restricted mobility , Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Other DiscriminationResponse
Response sought: မဟုတ်
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Other
Not Reported ( Automobile & other motor vehicles ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Manufacturing: General , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Issues
Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Restricted mobilityResponse
Response sought: မဟုတ်
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Companies
TCL Corporation - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Manufacturing: General , Men , Documented migrants )Issues
Restricted mobility , Forced Labour & Modern SlaveryResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Companies
Hubei Hangte Equipment Manufacturing - Employer , BMW - Buyer , Mahle - Buyer , Volkswagen - Buyer , Mercedes-Benz Group - Buyer , General Motors - Buyer , Ford - Buyer , Fiat Chrysler (now Stellantis) - Buyer , Mazda - Buyer , Hyundai Motor Group - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Manufacturing: General , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Issues
Intimidation , Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Restricted mobilityResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Action taken: A response by BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, MAzda, Ford, Mahle and Hyundai can be read in the article. Xinjiang Zhengcheng Minli Modern Enterprise Services and Hubei Hangte did not respond to requests for comment.
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Companies
DaChan Food - Employer , KFC (part of YUM!) - Buyer , Subway - BuyerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Food & beverage , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Issues
Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Restricted mobility , Freedom of Thought, Religion & Belief , Mental HealthResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Companies
KFC (part of YUM!) - Buyer , McDonald's - BuyerOther
Not Reported ( Food & beverage ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Food & beverage , Gender not reported , Documented migrants )Issues
Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Restricted mobility , Freedom of Thought, Religion & BeliefResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Other
Not Reported ( Food & beverage ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Food & beverage , Women , Documented migrants )Issues
Forced Labour & Modern Slavery , Restricted mobility , Mental HealthResponse
Response sought: မဟုတ်
Source type: News outlet
အကျဉ်းချုပ်
Date Reported: 29 May 2025
Location: China
Companies
Midea - Buyer , Manchester City FC - Other Value Chain EntityOther
Not Reported ( Manufacturing: General ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Manufacturing: General , Men , Documented migrants ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - China , Manufacturing: General , Women , Documented migrants )Issues
Work & Conditions , Forced Labour & Modern SlaveryResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Resource Centre & Journalists
Source type: News outlet
… Another young man snaps a picture of his overalls and hardhat and titles the picture: “Everyone’s slave is his own master.” The plastics factory where he works has supplied Midea, the white goods brand that sponsors Manchester City football club…
The investigation establishes the most detailed picture to date of how China’s programme to move tens of thousands of people from Xinjiang to work in eastern factories has become an inescapable facet of its export economy…
More than a hundred consumer brands – from Apple to Volkswagen– can be tied to the tainted trade and, for the first time, evidence shows factories directly owned by big brands themselves, like those run by Midea and LG Electronics, have participated in the Chinese government programme. The products implicated include everything from shoes like Skechers to KFC chicken…
Apple and Samsung said its suppliers are regularly independently audited and that recent audits found no instances of forced labour. However, Apple said it is investigating the alleged link to forced labour…
TBIJ’s investigation suggests that previous reporting on China’s exploitation of vulnerable ethnic minorities failed to capture how extensive the practice has become. It also shows that measures taken by major brands and governments are failing to prevent imports of products tainted by forced labour…
[Article names Elec & Eltek, TCL, Transimage (also known as Jiangsu Chuanyi Technology), Hubei Hangte Equipment Manufacturing, Dachan Food, Xinjiang Zhengcheng Minli Modern Enterprise Services, Apple, Volkswagen, LG Electronics, Skechers, KFC Chicken, Samsung, Cal-Comp, BMW, Subway, McDonald’s, Tesla, Crocs, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler (part of Stellantis), Mazda, Hyundai, Mahle Industrial Thermal Systems, Midea, and Manchester City football club. Responses to the journalists' requests for comment can be read from Apple, Samsung, Volswagen, BMW, Crocs, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Mazda, General Motors, Ford, Hyundai and Mahle Industrial Thermal Systems.]