U.K. Risks Being A Dumping Ground For Goods Made Using Forced Labor

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On the other hand, Has fallen behind in its apach to addressing forced labor in supply chains and is at risk of becoming a dumping ground for goods made using forced labor

Furthermore, At the same time, The report duced by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, a committee consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament (House of Commons and House of Lords) to examine matters relating to human rights within the United Kingdom, found that human rights abuses are so pervasive in key sectors it is inevitable these goods are entering the U, in today's market environment

Market, as no effective safeguards are in place

The report recommends, among others, that import bans should be established for goods linked to forced labor, in line with the apach taken by the United States and the European Union

On the other hand, The Joint Committee on Human Rights received significant amount of evidence of modern day slavery in the supply chain reaching the U

It identified that the U

There's also evidence of human rights abuses in other industries – a BBC World Service report uncovered evidence of cessed tomatoes labeled as being from Italy were in fact highly ly to have been duced using forced labor in China

Moreover, In relation to modern day slavery in the garments industry, the report raised the concern that, as reports suggest, 1 in 5 garments made from cotton have been linked to forced labor in the Xinjiang area of China, a community subjected to crimes against humanity and genocide in the country (an important development), given current economic conditions

Moreover, Conversely, The Committee heard from Rahima Mahmut, of the World Uyghur Congress, the dire situation of the Uyghurs and other minority groups, including discriminative forced labor and re-location practices that they are subjected to in China, including the separation of families

On the other hand, The Committee noted that many of the cotton ducts coming to the U. , may be tainted in forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang, and retailers cannot guarantee that this is not the case (noteworthy indeed)

Among others, the Committee raised that when retailer Shien gave evidence to the and Trade Committee, their representative could not confirm whether cotton from Xinjiang was used in clothing sold to U

The report further noted that evidence suggests that North Korean workers are being subjected to forced labor on Chinese fishing vessels (an important development)

This's said to be part of North Korea’s export of its citizens as laborers in order to raise funds for the regime, including its weapons grams

However, On the other hand, The fish caught by North Korean workers are sent to China for cessing before being sold on to in the Europe and the United States

Moreover, The Committee also heard from Michael Rudin, the Executive ducer of the BBC World Service investigation “Blood on the Shelves. ” The investigation found evidence that cessed tomatoes were being sold in the U

And labeled as being from Italy despite highly ly being duced in China under forced labor conditions

Additionally, MORE FOR YOU Furthermore, the Committee noted that solar panels are at a high risk of exposure to forced labor due to their reliance on polysilicon largely mined and cessed in regions with high risks of exposure to forced labor

Katherine Bryant, Director of Operations, Walk Free, told the Committee that due to a lack of traceability, it is almost impossible to know if any solar panel sold in the U, in this volatile climate

Is free from forced labor or not

Lastly, the Committee noted the reports of alleged forced labor and child labor in the mining industry

On the other hand, Moreover, In particular, there is evidence of the use of child labor in artisanal mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Furthermore, Supply chains

Additionally, Furthermore, The report makes a very strong case that U

Furthermore, ’s current legal and regulatory frameworks are inadequate for confronting the complexity of abuses in global supply chains, given the current landscape

It notes that es should be mandated to undertake due diligence of their supply chains, with penalties levied for non-compliance and new routes for victims to bring their case to U

The report further recommends that import bans should be established for goods linked to forced labor, in line with the apach taken by the United States and in the European Union

In the United States, the law creates a rebuttable presumption that all ducts coming from Xinjiang, China, are tainted in modern day slavery, unless ven otherwise

On the other hand, The report calls upon the government to set out who is responsible for identifying and seizing these illicit goods and establish robust oversight mechanisms for the new import ban

Additionally, Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Lord David Alton ed: “Over the course of this inquiry we have seen evidence of human rights abuses in a wide range of industries that are a major part of U

Other nations have gressed in eradicating these appalling abuses from their supply chains, but the UK has been left behind

Global supply chains are highly complex and abuses can be well hidden

A voluntary system is not going to be enough to root out wrongdoing

Moreover, We're calling for a range of measures to give the UK robust tections against these goods entering the market

Additionally, Government will now have to respond to the report and explain whether and how it will implement the recommendations

Is not alone with the blem

Too many countries globally do not have effective laws, policies and mechanisms that would equip them to combat modern day slavery in the supply chain

Moreover, The global blem of modern day slavery requires truly global responses (remarkable data)

Furthermore, This's also where consumers buying the goods tainted in modern day slavery have to speak out and make it that they do not want to be part of the crime, in light of current trends

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