Legislative Testimony
Testimony of Cathy Feingold on Enforcing the Ban on Imports Produced by Forced Labor in Xinjiang
… its 55 affiliates representing more than 12 and a half million working families, the AFL-CIO appreciates the opportunity to testify on “Enforcing the Ban on Imports Produced by Forced Labor in Xinjiang”. Over the past few decades, the AFL-CIO has … War II. There is no debate about the gravity and scale of the abuse in the Uyghur Region 1 of China. The time has come to act to end it. This will require a new and far more effective approach to regulating global supply chains and enforcing … of low labor costs guaranteed by China and developing countries. Throughout the supply chains, a system of outsourcing of work allows MNCs to distance themselves from taking responsibility for the rights and protections of the workers in their …