Global carmakers, including General Motors, Tesla, BYD, Toyota, and Volkswagen, are failing to minimize the risk of Uyghur forced labor being used in their aluminum supply chains, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
The 99-page report, “Asleep at the Wheel: Car Companies’ Complicity in Forced Labor in China,” finds that some carmakers have succumbed to Chinese government pressure to apply weaker human rights and responsible sourcing standards at their Chinese joint ventures than in their global operations, increasing the risk of exposure to forced labor in Xinjiang. Most have done too little to map their aluminum supply chains and identify links to forced labor.
Can we shine more light on the oyghur massacre and slavery? This and the war in gaza are the most fucked up thing in humanity right now and will forever be a huge stain on humanity.
Why can’t something like this be part of a trade agreement between countries? Why push this on the companies?
I wouldn’t be surprised if these companies are the reason why this is not part of the trade agreements. As ironic as it is, companies themselves dictate how they are regulated and disciplined.