EU wants to ban products made with forced labour

After the USA, the EU is now also considering measures against forced labor in Xinjiang, China. At the same time, the European template pretends to be neutral. For companies, it means more administrative effort to access the EU market.

Watchtowers in Urumqi at Dabancheng No. 3 Detention Center in April 2021.

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If Apple, Volkswagen, HM, Nike or zara: Many Western companies have recently been accused of profiting from forced labor in the Uighur region of Xinjiang in north-west China. The corporations deny that, Beijing reacts indignantly. Now Brussels is also taking on the issue.

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