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Companies should pay attention to their supply chains: Face masks made with allegedly forced Uighur labour are sold overseas
As Australia stockpiling masks from China for its skyrocketing demands, experts discovered allegedly coerced Uighur labour in the supply chain.
A thinktank report from earlier this year revealed involvement of factories in programs of forced Uighur labour. The programs were said to be a “poverty alleviation” policy, yet in fact “inextricably linked to broader, coercive policies intended to erase the Uighur identity itself.”
These programs include shipping Uighurs thousands of miles away from their homes, mandatory “ideological training”, forced participation in flag-raising and anthem-singing ceremonies, learning Mandarin, and living and eating on-site in separate dormitories and a canteen.
All of the activities are under the supervisions of "minders" along with constant surveillance, banning of religious observance, and limited freedom of movement.
China has made auditing of human rights extremely difficult for Western companies and nearly impossible for consumers. Experts recommend companies to conduct desktop-based investigation to ensure their supply chains are not tainted by factories using forced Uighur labour.
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/22/face-masks-made-with-allegedly-forced-uighur-labour-in-china-are-being-sold-in-australia
#Australia #Mask #China
#UighurLabour #HumanRight
As Australia stockpiling masks from China for its skyrocketing demands, experts discovered allegedly coerced Uighur labour in the supply chain.
A thinktank report from earlier this year revealed involvement of factories in programs of forced Uighur labour. The programs were said to be a “poverty alleviation” policy, yet in fact “inextricably linked to broader, coercive policies intended to erase the Uighur identity itself.”
These programs include shipping Uighurs thousands of miles away from their homes, mandatory “ideological training”, forced participation in flag-raising and anthem-singing ceremonies, learning Mandarin, and living and eating on-site in separate dormitories and a canteen.
All of the activities are under the supervisions of "minders" along with constant surveillance, banning of religious observance, and limited freedom of movement.
China has made auditing of human rights extremely difficult for Western companies and nearly impossible for consumers. Experts recommend companies to conduct desktop-based investigation to ensure their supply chains are not tainted by factories using forced Uighur labour.
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/22/face-masks-made-with-allegedly-forced-uighur-labour-in-china-are-being-sold-in-australia
#Australia #Mask #China
#UighurLabour #HumanRight
the Guardian
Face masks made with allegedly forced Uighur labour in China are being sold in Australia
At least two Australian companies have imported stocks of masks from manufacturer involved in labour program criticised as ‘highly coercive’
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#Taiwan will loosen its rules on mandatory, outdoor #Mask wearing starting Tuesday.
The shift follows a five-day reprieve from new, locally transmitted virus cases found on the island.
🔶 Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/evVqEuZ9QmA
The shift follows a five-day reprieve from new, locally transmitted virus cases found on the island.
🔶 Watch the full episode👉https://youtu.be/evVqEuZ9QmA
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#Court #Censorship
Hong Kong Court Asks Man to Change Mask With Suspected Protest Iconography
#CarolNg, former chairperson of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) and one of the “#NSL47”, has been remained under custody. She has requested bail on #Dec20, 2021 to the High Court, and the application was processed by Esther Toh Lye Ping, one of the designated judges for any #NationalSecurityLaw-related cases.
A court observer have worn a yellow and black mask with the #Bible verse (Amos 5:24), “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream,” embroidered on it.
He was denied entry by security and court personnel under orders of the judge, and demanded that he change his mask before he would be allowed entry. They have not explained their reasons behind this act.
The observer was disgruntled by the request, and questioned, “If my clothes were not allowed in court, do I have to take them off them too?”
A similar incident also happened on #Dec17, 2021, when former head of the English edition of Apple Daily #LoFung (Fung Wai-kwong) requested bail.
Before the hearing began, Toh, through her secretary and Bailiffs, required observers wearing yellow masks or wearing hoodies with yellow umbrella insignias to change into “more appropriate” clothing, or be led away from the courtroom.
Some observers have questioned the requirement, questioning that those were “unsuitable” clothing, to which the Chief Bailiff stated, “it is inappropriate,” without further explaination.
Source: InMedia #Dec20
https://bit.ly/3slkoAG
#Mask #Injustice #Save47
Hong Kong Court Asks Man to Change Mask With Suspected Protest Iconography
#CarolNg, former chairperson of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (#HKCTU) and one of the “#NSL47”, has been remained under custody. She has requested bail on #Dec20, 2021 to the High Court, and the application was processed by Esther Toh Lye Ping, one of the designated judges for any #NationalSecurityLaw-related cases.
A court observer have worn a yellow and black mask with the #Bible verse (Amos 5:24), “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream,” embroidered on it.
He was denied entry by security and court personnel under orders of the judge, and demanded that he change his mask before he would be allowed entry. They have not explained their reasons behind this act.
The observer was disgruntled by the request, and questioned, “If my clothes were not allowed in court, do I have to take them off them too?”
A similar incident also happened on #Dec17, 2021, when former head of the English edition of Apple Daily #LoFung (Fung Wai-kwong) requested bail.
Before the hearing began, Toh, through her secretary and Bailiffs, required observers wearing yellow masks or wearing hoodies with yellow umbrella insignias to change into “more appropriate” clothing, or be led away from the courtroom.
Some observers have questioned the requirement, questioning that those were “unsuitable” clothing, to which the Chief Bailiff stated, “it is inappropriate,” without further explaination.
Source: InMedia #Dec20
https://bit.ly/3slkoAG
#Mask #Injustice #Save47
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