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On June 11, 2nd25, Non -Governmental Organization, World complianceHe published the findings of their research on the issue of Western companies linked to the critical minerals of the People’s Republic of China in the stand -alone Xinjiang Uyghur (Xuar) area. The report in particular examined Titanium, Lithium, Brylou and Magnesi, analyzing the GDC’s policy documents, government mission records, in addition to academic articles and other documents. As the report shows, “the sector of China’s critical minerals is the last industry to face the control of alleged ties with forced labor by Western companies, following the BBC’s conviction in the tomato economy.
The supposed Uyghur was forced to deal with the state of Uyghur community status in the area. The ethnic -religious community of minorities is said to have undergone forced imprisonment in camps, followed by their forced labor in all factories in the area. In 2021, the US Foreign Ministry determined The atrocities for genocide and crimes against humanity. Research for global rights compliance has revealed that the forced and abusive nature of forced labor carriers endures, as well as loss of income, harassment, violence or detention. The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Modern Forms of Labor recognized Xuar’s employment system as State -registered form for coercive laborwhich in some cases “can equal to enslavement as a crime against humanity”.
The use of UyGhur that consumes work in the supply chain is not a new claim. However, the report provided by global rights is the first research on western ties with forced labor in the field of critical minerals in the Uyghur area of PRC. Critical minerals in China are essential for the ingredients, infrastructure and progress of modern economies, technologies and national security. The global economy is based on a steady and adequate supply of minerals and metals. According to US government data, in 2024, the GDC was the leading production country for 30 of 44 critical minerals.
According to the findings of global rights compliance, 77 critical mineral companies and manufacturers based on Xuar -based minerals are at risk of participating in employment programs, in the Titanium, Lithium, Brylou and Magnesium sector. The exhibition recognized 15 companies that have been documented as suppliers directly from companies based in the Xuar area for the past two years. The report found that 68 downstream customers of these Chinese suppliers with the supply from XUAR, indicating a risk that inflows may have come from the area.
Among other things, the exhibition recognized the Commercial Company Wujo Group, Wujo International, as one of the companies supplying the Xuar. Wujo International is responsible for importing and exporting $ 60 million worth Wujo products to more than 100 countries a year across North and South America, Europe and Asia. Wujo Group’s verified Alibaba page indicates that its “collaborators” include Avon, Gibson, Carrefour, Metro, Auchan, Walmart, Disney, Quaker, Coca-Cola, Nescafe, Starbucks, Kaufland and Costa CoafE. The company explicitly indicates that it is the “supplier of world trade chains”, Auchan, Walmart, Kaufland and Carrefour.
The report provides recommendations to Western companies supplying from Uyghurwhich must urgently detect their supply chain and face any exposure points in Uyghur consumed work at each level of the supply chain. Additional, Western governments must face their relationship with continuing atrocities in Uyghur and the deepening of dependence on the domination of the CRC of the critical chain of supplying minerals with immediate and decisive action.
He stresses that Western countries and companies must face the growing dominance of critical minerals and supply chains by the UAE that exploit Uyghurs.
The issue is currently being dealt with by the Joint Human Rights Committee of the United Kingdom.
