Can a new law stop China’s forced labour?
Nothing is International27:27Can a brand new regulation cease China’s compelled labour?
On June 21, a brand new labour regulation comes into impact within the U.S. requiring all importing companies to show that nothing of their provide chain is made with compelled labour within the Chinese language province of Xinjiang. That is the place human rights organizations say greater than one million Uyghurs have been detained, with estimates of lots of of hundreds compelled to supply cotton, attire and electronics for a number of the world’s greatest manufacturers.
We communicate with two Uyghur advocates who inform us tales of their household heartache, the wrestle for the reality and whether or not this new regulation can finish these crimes towards humanity.
That includes:
- Rayhan Asat, human rights and enterprise practices lawyer.
- Jewher Ilham, Uyghur human rights activist, Undertaking to Fight Compelled Labor
Nothing is International is a brand new podcast from CBC Information and CBC Podcasts. A weekly journey to the place the story is unfolding. Hosted by Tamara Khandaker.
