The Global Green Energy Transition Has an Uyghur Forced Labor Problem, Report Says
investorsforhumanrights.org
The solar and electric vehicle industries are critical for the world's urgent transition away from fossil fuels. However, both industries source many of their critical inputs from the Uyghur Region, a region where the Chinese government is systematically persecuting the native Uyghur, Turkic, and Muslim-majority peoples, including through state-imposed forced labor.
This report, funded by the UK government, takes the forced labor as a given. Their "research" is essentially, "we couldn't trace supply lines, so we assume all green tech is tied to Xinjiang, and that anything made in Xinjiang has forced labor in the chain". In fact the "report" is actually "investor advice", and not purporting to be factual reporting of any kind.
I'm sure all the people who "worked" on this are enjoying their six figure e-mail jobs.
Is "forced labor" any different from slavery?
Forced labor appears to have a broader meaning than slavery as far as I can understand, for example, from the ILO definition or here. But I don't know either.
Texas wants solar energy but forced labor in China is a concern
Since when did texas care about human rights
Since caring about them means you can stave off green energy.