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For months, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has been delaying the publication of a report on the situation of the Uyghurs in China. Now Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokata reacted first and made serious accusations against the government in Beijing. The timing is delicate. Just last week, the People's Republic ratified two conventions against forced labor.

Von Marcel Grzanna

After more than a year of boycott, H&M is once again allowed to sell products on the Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall. The Swedish textile retailer, which has a good 14 million subscribers on Tmall, had been removed from Tmall and other online retail sites in March 2021 due to critical statements about the origin of Xinjiang cotton (China.Table reported).

Von Fabian Peltsch

Following the introduction of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), solar products from Xinjiang are piling up at US customs. Modules with a capacity of more than three gigawatts have been delayed at the border by the agency since the end of June because importers have not yet been able to provide the necessary documents.

Von Marcel Grzanna

Employees at TikTok's Berlin office can form a works council despite headwinds from management. This was reported by Nikkei Asia concerning the trade union Ver.di, which supports the project.

Von Fabian Peltsch