US bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labourThe US Department of Homeland Security has banned imports from a Chinese steel manufacturer and an artificial sweetener maker for using for...
03 Oct, 2024, 12.41 AM IST
Volkswagen under fire over Xinjiang plant after China chief visitVolkswagen's China chief Ralf Brandstaetter spent 1-1/2 days on Feb. 16-17 touring the German group's facility in the region, which is part...
28 Feb, 2023, 04.34 PM IST
European Union to ban products made using forced labourThe European Union said Wednesday it will impose a ban on products made from forced labour as China faces rising criticism that the Uyghur ...
14 Sep, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
Targeting China, EU seeks to ban products made with forced labour"The prohibition should apply to all products, including their components, and should apply to products regardless of the sector, the origi...
10 Sep, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
China rejects Xinjiang rights abuses accusations at UN"I wish to point out that the representatives of the United States and Britain in their statements made unfounded accusations against China...
03 Jun, 2022, 10.41 PM IST
U.S. asks China to accept ILO mission to probe Xinjiang labour issuesUS urged China to "accept a high-level tripartite mission to further investigate the allegations and provide full and unhindered access inc...
02 Jun, 2022, 04.37 PM IST
China condemns US law banning imports from XinjiangThe allegations include incarceration of thousands of Uyghurs in mass detention camps and forced labour in manufacturing units of the resou...
24 Dec, 2021, 06.20 PM IST
US hits China with new trade curbs, sanctions over Uyghur rightsRights experts, witnesses and the US government say more than one million Uyghurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims are incarcerated in cam...
17 Dec, 2021, 06.35 AM IST
Human rights abuses against Uyghurs may hurt China’s future trade prospectsBut the West and non- governmental organisations raising human rights violations especially forced labour in the past few months is changin...
02 Jul, 2021, 07.21 PM IST
China blasts US over trade restrictions on Xinjiang firmsThe White House said in a statement Thursday that the use of forced labour was part of Beijing's systematic effort to repress millions of e...
25 Jun, 2021, 03.33 PM IST
US senators introduce bill to prohibit funds from being used to buy Chinese solar panelsThe bill requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to conduct an independent study of the domestic market of solar panel...
31 Mar, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
Burberry is facing China's wrath after luxury brand raised voice against labour conditions in XinjiangBurberry's website says its cotton is sourced from the US, Australia, Turkey, India & Egypt.
26 Mar, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
China demands US lift Xinjiang cotton, tomato import banThe ban announced Wednesday adds to a flurry of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against Chinese officials, companies and good...
14 Jan, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
UK to ban China imports linked to Uighur camps: ReportForeign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to reveal his plans, which are also set to include tougher laws on exporting goods or technology...
11 Jan, 2021, 05.29 PM IST
UK says credible evidence of forced labour in China's Xinjiang region"Evidence of forced Uighur labour within Xinjiang, and in other parts of China, is credible, it is growing and deeply troubling to the UK g...
16 Dec, 2020, 07.46 PM IST
China forcing Uyghurs, other minorities into manual labour, shows BBC researchAccording to the documents seen by the BBC, more than half a million workers from minority groups are forced to pick cotton in a coercive e...
15 Dec, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
Western nations rebuke China at UNHRC over human rights violations in Xinjiang, Hong KongSpeaking during the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday (local time), John Fisher of Human Rights Wat...
27 Sep, 2020, 08.29 AM IST