EU Parliament to Pursue Ban on Forced Labor
EU Parliament to Pursue Ban on Forced Labor
The Facts
On Tuesday, the European Parliament voted on a motion to ban forced-labor products. Legislators aim to prohibit imports from Xinjiang, home to China's Uighur Muslim minority, which might escalate EU-China tensions.
On Tuesday, the European Parliament voted on a motion to ban forced labor-manufactured products. Legislators aim to prohibit imports from Xinjiang, home to China's Uighur Muslim minority, which might escalate EU-China tensions.
The Spin
State-enforced forced labor is a huge problem all throughout the world, yet it is also extremely difficult to identify. This vital new law will provide the EU with the powers it needs to restrict imports and exports of forced-labor items. It will allow the European Commission to identify high-risk economic sectors that employ forced labor, such as China's Xinjiang aluminum industry. This new law will help mitigate forced labor abuses throughout the world.
The Biden administration has accused Beijing of everything from the mass imprisonment of Uyghurs to forcible sterilization and genocide in its attempts to undermine China's economic rise. The main source for this misinformation is the controversial Xinjiang researcher Adrian Zenz with the right-wing Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. This is yet another trade restriction made to protect Europes markets from Chinese goods.
