UN experts warn brands of ongoing forced labour risks in China

GENEVA - UN human rights experts have warned that goods produced through alleged State-imposed forced labour of Uyghur, Tibetan and other ethnic minorities in China are continuing to seep into global supply chains, raising fresh concerns for brands sourcing textiles and apparel from the country.

The group of 'special rapporteurs' and working group members said coercive 'labour transfer' schemes in Xinjiang - which produces a fifth of the world's cotton - and Tibet are now so widespread and systemic that they may amount to enslavement as a crime against humanity.