All Reading
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.
Starting Points:
Built on Repression
This report investigates the increased manufacturing of PVC through state-sponsored labour transfers in China’s Uyghur Region and the routes by which the resulting building materials make their way into international markets, providing a road map for understanding the violations occurring in Xinjiang and how the products of those abuses pervade supply chains.
How Vinyl Flooring Made With Uyghur Forced Labor Ends Up at Big Box Stores
A new report details the toll taken by the flooring industry, painting a devastating picture of oppression and pollution in the Uyghur region.
Everybody’s Business: The Xinjiang Goods Entering Global Supply Chains
This analysis of the Xinjiang economy examines specific goods produced in the region that have outsized impact on global supply chains. Organizations involved in the purchase of these agricultural and industrial products are at risk of supporting oppression.