Companies linked to Uyghur forced labor
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URBAN OUTFITTERS
Key about Uyghur forced labor
2 Million+
Uyghurs have been separated from their families and forced into “re-education camps” since 2017
600+
multinational corporations are using Uyghur slave labor in their supply chain
20%
of the world’s cotton comes from China. Xinjiang, home to the Uyghurs, produces 75% of Chinese cotton
45%
of the worlds supply of polysilicon used in solar panels is manufactured by Uyghur forced labor
our responseAdvocacy for Uyghur Human Rights
JWW has advocated for Uyghur human rights since 2018. Through partnerships with UyghurLA and the Uyghur Human Rights Project, we have connected members of the Uyghur diaspora to elected leaders.
They have heard first-hand accounts of the systematic persecution occurring at the hands of the CCP in China and policies like the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, signed into law in September 2020.
project highlightJWW is an active partner in the Coalition to End Uyghur Forced Labor.
In November of 2020, Jewish World Watch helped form a subcommittee of global Jewish organizations, as part of the greater coalition of international human rights groups, to leverage resources and maximize impact by working toward justice for Uyghurs through advocacy and business engagement.
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