There are indications that Chinese companies that produce raw materials for EV batteries use forced labor, according to The New York Times.
Chinese companies that produce raw materials for electric vehicle batteries show signs of using forced labor, according to a report from The New York Times.
Xinjiang Nonferrous Metal Industry is a company that produces minerals and metals, including lithium, nickel and copper. It has exported metals to the U.S., Germany, U.K., Japan and India, the Times reported. The report was published on the eve of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act taking effect in the United States. The legislation bans goods made with forced labor in Xinjiang from entering the U.S. market.
Chinese companies that produce raw materials for electric vehicle batteries show indications of using forced labor, according to a report fromThe newspaper reported that mining conglomerate Xinjiang Nonferrous Metal Industry employs hundreds of Uyghurs, an ethnic minority in China, as part of a so-called work transfer program.
The Times reported China has acknowledged running such a program that moves Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities from the south of Xinjiang to the north to work in industrial jobs.
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