Temu Sells Products in US Linked to Forced Labor in China’s Uyghur Region, Analysis Shows
- Sunglasses, sandals, other goods come from Xinjiang companies
- Supply chain verification compared products on US, China sites
Products made in China’s western province of Xinjiang are being sold to US consumers through the online shopping platform Temu, in breach of a US ban that forbids goods from the region due to links to forced labor, according to research by a global supply chain verification firm.
Temu, owned by PDD Holdings Inc., which operates Chinese e-commerce site Pinduoduo, launched in the US in September and quickly became the most downloaded app on Apple Inc.’s US App Store. Its marketplace carries clothes and home decor at rock-bottom prices, and the company is aiming to take on global retail behemoths like Amazon.com Inc. and Ebay Inc.
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Temu Sells Products in US Linked to Forced Labor in China’s Uyghur Region, Analysis Shows