A recent investigation reveals that child exploitation and forced labor are being used to pick cotton on dozens of farms in India. This investigation adds to those in countries such as China, which is accused of enslaving ethnic minorities to provide this raw material to dozens of brands

A recent investigation reveals that child exploitation and forced labor are being used to pick cotton on dozens of farms in India. This investigation adds to those in countries such as China, which is accused of enslaving ethnic minorities to provide this raw material to dozens of brands

  • Jabril [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    21·
    1 day ago

    There is no evidence of slavery in China, the UN did a comprehensive report on the subject. This US NGO provides no evidence to the contrary and just parrots US state department claims which have been proven false, and also stem from a known fraud and christian evangelical cultist named Adrien Zenz.

    • randomname@scribe.disroot.orgOPEnglish
      1·
      14 hours ago

      The latest evidence about forced labour in China has emerged in Brazil at China’s BYD factory where authorities identified “textbook red flag of forced laour.”

      The Chinese workers hired by BYD contractor Jinjiang in Brazil had to hand over their passports to their new employer, let most of their wages be sent directly to China, and fork over an almost $900 deposit that they could only get back after six months’ work, according to a labor contract seen by Reuters.

      The three-page document, signed by one of 163 workers who labor inspectors said were freed from “slavery-like conditions” last month, includes clauses that violate labor laws in both Brazil and China, according to Brazilian investigators and three Chinese labor law experts.

      The list is long if you do research.

      • Jabril [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
        21·
        11 hours ago

        Mr whataboutism changing the topic from cotton in China to construction in Brazil. If those claims are true, the same piece you quoted says they are breaking labor laws in Brazil and China

        The list is long if you do research

        It’s especially easy to do research when you just accept whatever narrative fits your bias as soon as it is shoveled into your mouth by the pentagon

        • randomname@scribe.disroot.orgOPEnglish
          2·
          10 hours ago

          This is not whataboutism as forced labour is not limited to cotton and the fashion industry. There is much evidence for this.

          • Jabril [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
            1·
            5 hours ago

            The article is about cotton and my comment was about how that was debunked. There is not much evidence for it, and you saying that there is evidence is not evidence. Reports by US NGOs citing no sources is not evidence. This is literally just a paper aimed at promoting anti Chinese rhetoric, as all your posts are. You seem to have a vendetta against China since you’ve only joined a few days ago and have made many posts about them