State Department Cites 'Horrific Abuses' of Uyghurs in Report.

The US, according to the report, will work with companies to conduct "supply chain due diligence to prevent the importation of goods mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part with forced labor in Xinjiang into the United States." China Signs Forced Labor Treaties as Xinjiang Scrutiny Grows That could include cotton, tomatoes and polysilicon, a raw material used in solar panels. Last month the country ratified two international human rights treaties: the Forced Labor Convention and Abolition of Forced Labor Convention. [Extracted from the article]

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