China Signs Forced Labor Treaties as Xinjiang Scrutiny Grows
- U.S. plans to ban Xinjiang goods due to forced labor concerns
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China ratified two international treaties on forced labor amid criticism over its treatment of the Uyghur ethnic minority, which has hindered trade ties with the U.S. and Europe.
The nation’s top legislative body decided Wednesday to sign onto the Forced Labor Convention and Abolition of Forced Labor Convention, according to the website of the National People’s Congress. The conventions were respectively adopted in 1930 and 1957 by members of the International Labor Organization.