U.K. to Fine Firms That Hide Chinese Imports From Uighur Labor
- Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab plans tougher export controls
- U.K. firms must file annual supply chain transparency report
A facility in China’s western Xinjiang region believed to be a so-called re-education center, in June 2019.
Photographer: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the U.K. will fine companies if they cover up imports from the Xinjiang region of China, where international observers have accused Beijing of overseeing forced labor by Uighur Muslims.
All companies with an annual turnover of more than 36 million pounds ($49 million) will be obliged to publish a supply chain transparency report or face fines, Raab told Parliament on Tuesday. Public sector procurement will also be banned from the region and there will be tougher export controls.