Clothing that is destined for US college campuses and sports teams is being produced by some of the estimated one million Uighurs detained in internment camps in China. Some of the detainees, who are being forced to abandon their religion and language, are working in the manufacturing and food industries. Many workers receive no pay, while others barely earn the minimum wage. Associated Press has tracked shipments from an internment camp factory to North Carolina’s Badger Sportswear. Products made with forced labour are illegal in the US.
Clothing that is destined for US college campuses and sports teams is being produced by some of the estimated one million Muslims detained in internment camps in China. Some of the detainees, who are being forced to abandon their religion and language, are working in the manufacturing and food industries. Many workers receive no pay, while others barely earn the minimum wage. Associated Press has tracked shipments from an internment camp factory to North Carolina’s Badger Sportswear. Products made with forced labour are illegal in the US.