Xinjiang Forced Labour
Forced labour in China: US House of Representatives passes bill to ban imports from Xinjiang
Washington: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved forced labour legislation that would ban the importation of goods sourced in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, media reports said on Friday.
But while the bill has broad, bipartisan support, its immediate pathway to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature remains unclear, reports South China Morning Post.
The bill, called the Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act, creates a “rebuttable presumption” that all goods partially or wholly produced in Xinjiang are tainted by forced labour, and therefore ineligible for import, the newspaper reported.
Companies would have the option to appeal if they can produce “clear and convincing evidence” that their supply chains are free of forced labour, the newspaper reported.
In the process of advancing the bill, the House voted 428-1.
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