The US Continues Anti-Forced Labor Efforts

The United States has expanded its blacklist of China-based companies, preventing their goods from entering the country, in an effort to combat forced labor, particularly involving minorities like the Uyghur people, in supply chains. The latest additions to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) entity list are battery maker Camel Group and spice and extract company Chenguang Biotech Group. 

These companies are accused of collaborating with the Chinese government to use forced labor, including from persecuted groups such as the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. 

The U.S. government and Western nations have criticized China's treatment of Uyghurs, with allegations of genocide and widespread abuses. 

The UFLPA, passed in 2021 with bipartisan support, prohibits importing goods from Xinjiang unless companies prove that their production did not involve forced labor. 

This blacklist expansion follows the addition of other China-based firms earlier this year.