New trains for Melbourne's railway network continue to be built with parts from a Chinese company accused of using forced labour from Uyghurs because changing suppliers would cost too much and cause delays, the Victorian government says.A report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute found KTK Group used Uyghurs in its factoriesThe Andrews government has also received written assurances that the KTK Group in China is not using forced labour.
KTK Group provides parts to the Evolution Rail group which is making the High-Capacity Metro Trains as well as other manufacturers engaged by Victoria including Alstom and Bombardier. "There is potential for DoT to direct manufacturers to seek alternative suppliers for KTK Group manufactured components, however this is likely to create delays and costs which would be passed on to the State."
Another pathetic article by ABC payed by ASPI! 🤡🤡🤡
I am forced to work by life, who will save me, who will punish life！
Qld Gov is buying their shit too
This is very disappointing & hope it can be remedied😞
redwagon_design There used to be railway manufacturers ,workshops providing jobs and training ,circulating tax payers money domestically. We have lived off the backs of the Chinese working class for there is a problem and suddenly they are the enemy? PS who are ASPI?
Of course, using forced labour is part of why it was so cheap and won the bid in the first place. Normal labour need to feed their family. Uyghur & Kazakh forced labour are happy if you don't take their children to orphanage.
This must have broke the far left ABC's heart to report this.
No surprise here .
How good are these Chinese trains in Sydney? 🇨🇳👍
CCP Andrews government
springst That's a old story
Covid origin, uyghurs slavery again, US approved 3b$ for anti-china propaganda and you guys just cannot make some thing new out of it? Biden wouldn't be impressed if you just reuse whatever had been debunked over and over again
Can Melbourne get anything right at all?!
Do your homework
ABC running the CIA agenda.
So Uyghers are working on parts - the ABC thinks the Uyghers should not have a job at all? Amazing the difference between US/UK and China - one bombs them to death - the other provides jobs. The ABC propaganda arm is the most insidious ive seen in years
Did you mention NSW have the same contracts. Just asking.
This is an old story.
Todays ChinaBash we imply that trainees are forced labour? So apprentices working on your house are forced labour?
Hope my Kmart t-shirts were not made by unethical labour in Bangladesh. Projects should be handed to that French company who is doing the submarines.
I’m surprised people are surprised, so let’s go back to that little structure of A wall and now a train and ALL THE YEARS BETWEEN!!!!!!!
Makes sense, they are Melbourne trains and Dan is China's whipping boy
Doesn't matter how much we all jump on this US panic strategy. China is 1 GDP-PPP; they own the global supply chain, we have a printing press. They have immense forex, 1000s tons more gold than they report and have Belt&Road to create a Yuanzone. In return we get stagflation.
Australia must stop all business with China ScottMorrisonMP
rwillingham ASPI_org Ah.... the Bolt and Rail Initiative penetrated Down Under. High time Australia becomes self-reliant in manufacturing. AndrewConstance DavidDavisMLC JacintaAllanMP