U.S. Lawmakers Point to Reports of Forced Labor in China’s Seafood Industry

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The lawmakers cited reports that laborers from the country’s Xinjiang region are being forced to work in processing facilities elsewhere

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-lawmakers-point-to-reports-of-forced-labor-in-chinas-seafood-industry-7fe875cdU.S. lawmakers said the Biden administration should crack down on China’s use of forced labor in seafood production after an investigative journalism group found widespread transfers of laborers from the country’s Xinjiang region to processing facilities elsewhere in the country.

The administration should block imports from seafood-processing facilities in China that run afoul of a U.S. law meant to target forced labor linked to Xinjiang, home to the country’s Uyghur people and other minority groups, said Rep. Chris Smith and Sen. Jeff Merkley in a letter sent Tuesday to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only.

 

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