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This section contains a curated list of useful articles, investigations, books and other reading materials. The list is updated on a weekly basis and suggestions for additions are welcome.
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How Uyghur Forced Labor Makes Seafood That Ends Up in School Lunches
Uyghurs and North Koreans are forced to work in Chinese seafood processing plants. But the United States government purchases millions of dollars of this seafood for the military and school lunches.
German company’s Xinjiang partner linked to Chinese forced labor
A German newspaper report into ties between China’s state-sponsored Uyghur labor transfer program and a regional partner of chemical giant BASF prompted criticism that the company is ignoring the possibility of forced labor.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Tomatoes
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the role of Xinjiang forced labour in the global tomato product trade, and recommendations for increasing the impact of Western sanctions on the sector.