Calls for EU due diligence reforms grow as UN reveals scale of Xinjiang forced labour
07-09-22 / by Felix Thompson
A long-awaited UN report has concluded that forced labour and other serious human rights abuses...Xinjiang
Supply chains: grappling with autocratic risk
15-08-22 / by Felix Thompson
For years, European and US companies have embedded Russia ever more deeply into their supply...
US companies sourcing across China face “bumpy” couple of years, experts warn
20-07-22 / by Felix Thompson
The number of manufacturers kickstarting operations in China’s Xinjiang region has continued to grow despite...
Warnings sounded over Xinjiang-made aluminium in global supply chains
13-04-22 / by Felix Thompson
As the US deliberates over the scope of new legislation cracking down on imports from...
Risk of human rights abuses ‘worsening rapidly’ in Asia’s manufacturing hubs
13-10-21 / by John Basquill
Human rights abuses have worsened significantly across Asia’s major manufacturing hubs since the start of...
Banks under more scrutiny in new US advisory on Xinjiang
22-07-21 / by Jacob Atkins
The US government has signalled extra scrutiny of banks over supply chains that include forced...
China’s anti-sanctions law will force businesses to make tough choice
06-07-21 / by Maddy White
Last month, China passed a law to counter foreign sanctions and the so-called “power politics”...
Biden targets China’s solar panel trade over Xinjiang forced labour claims
28-06-21 / by Maddy White
The US government has taken aim at China’s solar panel industry in an effort to...
Australia may join global forced labour supply chain crackdown
22-06-21 / by Jacob Atkins
Australia should adopt a US-style system of impounding imports of products that may have been...
US and China hold first trade talks of Biden era
02-06-21 / by Felix Thompson
The US and China’s top trade negotiators have held talks, their first since President Joe...