From 2017 to 2019, the Chinese authorities relocated 80,000 Uighurs of Xinjiang to the east of the country for forced labor in factories where Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo devices are also manufactured.
This is reported in the research work of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), which studies and analyzes the international situation.
The researchers specify that 80 thousand is a conservative estimate, the real figure may be much higher. Some third-party sources say about a million people who have fallen into such camps.
After resettlement, people are isolated, restricted in movement, they are constantly monitored, they are forbidden to conduct religious rituals, it is extremely difficult to get out or escape. Outside of production — after work — workers are forced to learn Mandarin and undergo ideological training.
ASPI found 27 similar locations in nine provinces of China. These factories/camps are part of the supply chain of 83 leading global brands. The work of Uighurs can also be used in the manufacture of goods of leading IT companies, among which the above-mentioned Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.
One of the labor camps
The Institute states that the Chinese government, in addition to ending such practices, should provide multinational companies with the opportunity to freely check working conditions at local enterprises.
The researchers also call on global brands to conduct an immediate audit of all their Chinese enterprises together with independent representatives of legal organizations and, in case of violations of working conditions, correct the situation. If this is not possible, then refuse to work with such factories.
The Chinese Government refuses to recognize the existence of forced labor camps. It claims that participation in “labor transfer programs” is voluntary. Its representatives are also proud of the fact that they manage to “change” Uighurs and turn them into “modern citizens” who are “more attractive”.
Recall that the Uighurs are a relatively small people in the north—west of the Celestial Empire, professing Islam. Xinjiang is home to 11 million Uighurs and 1.6 million Kazakhs. The region is called a “police state within a state”. Total control here includes video tracking, smartphone verification, DNA material donation and much more.
ASPI’s research work is not the first dedicated to “cultural genocide”. Last fall, a similar work was published by Human Rights Watch.
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