United States has banned entry of cotton and tomato
products from China's Xinjiang region amid allegations that detainee or
prison labour from Uyghurs went into making them. According to US
Customs and Border Protection (CPB), it will detain cotton and tomato
products produced in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region at all US
ports of entry.
The ban, also known as a Withhold Release Order (WRO), was imposed
following the emergence of reports indicating that the products were
manufactured using forced labour from detained Uyghurs. The products
banned include apparel, textiles, tomato seeds, canned tomatoes, tomato
sauce, and other goods made with cotton and tomatoes.
CBP Acting Commissioner Mark A. Morgan said, CBP will not tolerate the
Chinese government's exploitation of modern slavery to import goods into
the United States below fair market value. He said the import of
products using forced labour hurt American businesses that respect human
rights and also expose unsuspecting consumers to unethical purchases.
China has been rebuked globally for
cracking down on Uyghur Muslims by sending them to mass detention camps,
interfering in their religious activities and sending members of the
community to undergo some form of forcible re-education or
indoctrination.
SOURCE ; AIR NEWS
{ With input from news agency language)
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