Forced Labour and Uyghur Human Rights in Xinjiang

by name voted on 17.12.2020

Summary

The European Parliament calls for urgent action against forced labour and systematic human rights violations targeting Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang region.

9 17.12.2020

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economy

labour law

human rights

international relations

business and competition

Key points

The existence of a massive system of arbitrary detention and 're-education' camps for ethnic minorities.
The widespread use of advanced digital surveillance and artificial intelligence to monitor the population.
The implementation of government-led forced labour programmes, especially affecting the textile and cotton sectors.
Reports of state-sponsored campaigns to suppress birth rates through forced medical procedures.

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Documents (PDFs)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Forced labour and the situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

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