Since 2018, a range of civil society, academic and governmental actors have raised concerns about possible forced labour in and connected to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People’s Republic of China. Governments and corporate entities have adopted numerous economic responses, ranging from targeted sanctions to business advisories. This brief introduces a project intended to collate information about these measures and explore how to strengthen their preventive impact.

Strengthening International Response to Alleged Xinjiang Forced Labour - University of Nottingham Rights Lab, October 2021 DOWNLOAD

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