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.
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Event: Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work
This webinar introduces the Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work report from the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab, the first in-depth study of government & corporate responses to alleged forced labour in Xinjiang, based on 3 data sets with over 12,000 datapoints, confidential interviews and more than a year of research.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - XPCC Policy Brief
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises its key findings, contextualising the role of the XPCC within Beijing’s governmental strategies for the region.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Legal Considerations
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the potential legal frameworks which should inform an effective sanctions strategy against forced labour in Xinjiang.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Forced Labour Policy Brief
Can economic sanctions address Xinjiang forced labour? This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises key findings from the research, contextualising state-sponsored forced labour within Beijing’s governmental strategies for the region.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Full Report
Can economic sanctions address Xinjiang forced labour? Drawing on 3 original datasets containing over 12,000 datapoints, confidential interviews and a year of research, this final report presents the most comprehensive analysis of Xinjiang sanctions to date, and offers ideas for strengthening them.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Western Sanctions
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises key findings from the research and the measures adopted by Western governments in response to Xinjiang forced labour.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Strengthening Sanctions
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the impact of Western sanctions and recommendations for more effectively targeting Xinjiang forced labour.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Solar
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the impact of current measures on solar energy products from Xinjiang and how these can be strengthened through more co-ordinated and targeted policy.
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.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Cotton
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises the role of Xinjiang forced labour in the global cotton market and the impact of Western sanctions targeting Xinjiang cotton.
Making Xinjiang Sanctions Work - Corporate Responses
This Policy Brief from the Xinjiang Sanctions research project summarises how companies across the globe are responding to allegations of Xinjiang forced labour within their supply chains.
‘The Energy of Freedom’? - Solar Energy, Modern Slavery and the Just Transition
This report explores the link between modern slavery and solar energy. Many of the materials critical to solar panels come from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where they may be made with state-sponsored forced labour.