Dell
Dell was named in ASPI’s report as one of at least 82 global brands whose supply chains were highly likely to contain Uyghur forced labour. ASPI’s research found that Dell was named as a strategic partner of O-Film Technology Co. Ltd, a manufacturer of compact camera modules and touchscreen components with documented links to forced labour transfers of Uyghurs. Dell was also named in the report as an end customer of two other companies with similar links.
When questioned for comment on ASPI’s findings, in March 2020 Dell told ZDNet it regularly conducts due diligence of its supply chain.
"This does include audits based on criteria set by the Responsible Business Alliance, and assesses multiple factors, including migrant labour at factories. When there are issues or allegations made, we immediately investigate using all available resources," the American giant said.
"Though our current supplier audit data shows no evidence of forced labour in our supply chain, we take all allegations of this nature seriously and will investigate fully."
A June 2021 report investigating US tech companies’ potential associations with Xinjiang identified Dell as a commercial partner of two other Chinese companies.
The first, Beijing Zhongke Fuxing Information Technology Co. Ltd., reportedly has a “disturbing involvement in Xinjiang,” where it has completed several digital surveillance-related projects and equipped detention centers.
The second, Xiamen Dragon Information Technology Co. Ltd., provides a system that allows police to apply ethnic tags such as Uyghur, Tibetan, and Han Chinese to a subject to help it discover groups of people.