Group Expands On Details Of Forced Labor In China

The Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice at Sheffield Hallam University has been at the forefront of reporting on the use of forced labor in China. As more countries have started to address the treatment of goods suspected of being made with forced labor, the group's reporting has only become more specific and clearer. In April and May of 2023 three documents (so far) which reflect this. They are available as pdfs here, here, and here. The reports are well worth your time if you source from China.

The conclusions reached in these reports are stark. For instance, in Forced Labor in the Uyghur Region: The Evidence one of the report's key points is that "the widespread adoption of state-sponsored labor transfer programs means that it is practically impossible to avoid forced-labor-tainted raw materials and manufactured goods if they are being sourced from the Uyghur Region under the current regime." The report then follows this with the key point