The European Union has proposed to formally ban the sale of all goods made by forced labor within the bloc, in a move seen as a move against China’s mistreatment of minorities.
The ban on the sale of all forced labor goods is now one step closer to enforcement in the EU, with the European Commission publishing a draft proposal detailing the proposal Wednesday.
While officials insist the ban should not target any company or industry, the move to enact additional legislation on the issue is largely seen as a response to Communist China’s alleged use of minority slave labor.
According to a press release issued by the European Union, the proposed ban covers products made inside and outside the EU and aims to address both private and state forced labor without discrimination against any company or industry.
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“This proposal will make a difference in the fight against modern slavery, which affects millions of people around the world,” said Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission head of trade. said.
“Our aim is to remove all goods produced by forced labor from the EU market, regardless of where they are produced,” he continued. “Our ban will apply to domestic products as well as exports and imports.”
Meanwhile, Thierry Breton, head of the bloc’s domestic market, denounced goods produced by forced labor as “unsustainable” and said the EU should be “ambitious” to “defend” its values and enforce “rules and standards”. “.
“Our Single Market is a major asset in preventing forced labor products from entering the EU and a lever to promote greater sustainability around the world,” said the politician, who threatened to kick Twitter out of the EU if Elon Musk loosened censorship on the platform. – detected.
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While European Union giants insist that the measures don’t target any industry or business, they’re tight-lipped about whether the proposed new rules target a specific country.
This may be because a particular state has an interest in the ban. POLITICS a message that the new measures are seen as a response to Communist China’s forced labor of ethnic minorities to produce various products.
In particular, the left-wing regime’s treatment of the Uighurs, a Muslim-majority ethnic group from Xinjiang province, has caused particular resentment in recent years, with a United Nations report released late this month further confirming reports of forced labor by minorities in the region. to work. In different factories since 2018.
The report also states that the allegations that Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained a large proportion of Xinjiang’s civilian population are credible, and that state officials likely tortured Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities under the guise of fighting extremism.
While the EU’s proposed legislation means it wants to take a tougher stance on the issue, the bloc has been relatively soft on alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang in the past, where authorities reportedly allowed companies within the bloc to export surveillance equipment. . In China, some of these may have been used to encourage government agencies to continue violating human rights.
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Source: Breitbart
