Report: Vehicles shipped to US used parts made in China with forced labor – By VOA News Staff (VOA News) / May 20, 2024
BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have used parts from a Chinese supplier banned in the United States for using forced labor, according to a U.S. congressional investigation.
A report released Monday by the Senate Finance Committee stated that the car companies developed vehicles using parts created with Uyghur forced labor in the Xinjiang region of northwest China.
Under the 2021 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the import of goods from Xinjiang to the United States is banned unless companies can prove that the production did not use forced labor.
Beijing has been accused of placing over 1 million Muslims, including Uyghurs, in detention facilities in Xinjiang. Chinese officials deny the accusations.
