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Bangkok Post – Tesla, VW at risk of ties to Uyghur forced labour in China

Determining extent of use of forced Uyghur labour is challenging due to restricted access granted to investigators

Pedestrians pass an advertisement for the BYD Co Seal electric vehicle displayed at the company’s showroom in Hong Kong, China, on Jan 13, 2024. (Photo: Bloomberg)

NEW YORK – Five of the world’s major carmakers are not sufficiently mapping their supply chains to stamp out links to forced labour programs in China’s Xinjiang region, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).

The area in China’s northwest is an important aluminium producer, accounting for…

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