Beijing says labour transfers are poverty alleviation tool, but research raises concerns schemes are not voluntaryCarbon credits at risk of link to Uyghur forced labour bought by BP and SpotifyXinjiang, a region of north-west China that is about three times the size of France, is an area that has become associated around the world with detention camps. The facilities are referred to by Beijing as vocational education and training centres. But critics say they are used to indoctrinate Uyghurs and other minority ethnic groups with the goal of transforming them into devotees of the Chinese Communist party.After unrest in the region and a series of riots and violent attacks by Uyghur separatists between 2014 to 2017, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, launched his Strike Hard Campaign Against Violent Terrorism, leading to the establishment of the camps. The UN has estimated that since then about 1 million people have been detained in these extrajudicial centres. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/13/what-do-we-know-about-forced-labour-in-xinjiang
Author : Amy Hawkins
Publish date : 2023-11-13 13:00:27
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What do we know about forced labour in Xinjiang?
