Seven Apple partners found to be involved in 'Uighur forced labor'
On May 10, 2021, '
Seven Apple Suppliers Accused of Using Forced Labor From Xinjiang — The Information
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/seven-apple-suppliers-accused-of-using-forced-labor-from-xinjiang
Seven Apple suppliers linked to Chinese forced labor programs | AppleInsider
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/10/seven-apple-suppliers-linked-to-chinese-forced-labor-programs
Apple suppliers linked to Uyghur forced labor in new report --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/10/22428899/apple-suppliers-china-uyghur-forced-labor-report
Apple's suppliers reportedly involved in Uighur forced labor are Advanced-Connectek, Luxshare Precision Industry, Shenzhen Deren Electronic, Avary Holding, AcBel Polytech, CN Innovations, and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing. ..
The Information, in particular about Advanced-Connectek, said, 'For more than a decade, Advanced-Connectek has been supplying Apple with sober and important parts. For two of the last ten years, the company has been in an industrial park in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. I ran a factory. This industrial park is surrounded by walls and fences and has only one doorway. '
In addition, 6 out of 7 companies are participating in the 'labor program' run by the Chinese government. Professor Laura Murphy, a professor of human rights at Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom, said of China's labor programs: 'These programs sponsored by the Chinese government have prevented ethnic minorities in the region from refusing to participate. Therefore, it must be understood as forced labor. '
It has long been reported that 'the number of Uighur internment facilities is increasing rapidly in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,' and the industrial park featured in The Information is considered to be one such facility.
Pointed out that Uighur detention facilities in China continue to expand rapidly-GIGAZINE
An Apple spokeswoman told The Information, 'A re-investigation found no evidence of forced labor in any of the processes we do business with. We will continue to do so. We will do our utmost to protect our workers and treat them with dignity and respect. ' The Chinese government also explained that the forced labor force is 'a vocational training center established to save people in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from poverty and prevent terrorism.'
AppleInsider, a news site dealing with Apple-related information, said, 'Apple is known to be conductinglobby activities against the enactment of laws to prevent forced labor of Uighur people, but the benefits of forced labor in China Apple is not the only company receiving the benefits. The seven companies identified this time also do business with Google, Samsung, Amazon, Tesla, Dell, Lenovo, BMW, Cisco, HP, etc. '
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