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- author, peter hoskins
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BMW, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Volkswagen (VW) use parts made by suppliers on a list of companies banned for links to forced labor in China, according to a US Congressional report. Was.
“Automaker self-regulation is clearly not working,” the Democratic senator said.
Jaguar Land Rover told the BBC: “We take human rights and forced labor issues seriously and are actively pursuing human rights and anti-slavery measures.”
BMW and VW did not respond to requests for comment.
Wyden also called on U.S. Customs and Border Protection to “step up and crack down on companies that facilitate the shameful use of forced labor in China.”
The report added that Jaguar Land Rover had been importing spare parts, including parts from JWD, after it was placed on the banned list.
JLR said it is currently identifying and disposing of inventory held around the world containing this part.
In February, Volkswagen announced that thousands of its cars, including Porsches and Bentleys, had been seized by authorities for containing parts that violate U.S. anti-forced labor laws.
According to the report, VW had voluntarily notified customs officials about the issue.
Congress passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Act of 2021.
The law aims to prevent the importation of products from the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region in northwestern China that appear to have been manufactured by people from the Uyghur minority using forced labor.
JWD was added to the UFLPA Entity List in December 2023. This means that JWD’s products are presumed to be manufactured using forced labor.
China has been accused of holding more than 1 million Uyghurs against their will in the Xinjiang region over the past few years.
Authorities deny all allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
