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use of steel, aluminum, and copper, as well as batteries, electronics, and other components that were produced in the Xinjiang region.“Between raw materials mining/processing and auto parts manufacturing, we found that practically every part of the car would require heightened scrutiny to ensure that it was free of Uyghur forced labor,” the report’s authors wrote. “In some cases, Uyghur forced labor is apparent at multiple steps” of manufacturing, mining, refining, pre-fabrication, and assembly.
The law was viewed as pushback by the U.S. against China’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim population. Washington has labeled the country’s actions against the minority as a genocide. Thea Lee, the deputy undersecretary for international affairs at the U.S. Labor Department, told Reuters in July that her “message to companies has been: ‘You need to start taking this seriously.'”
Automakers have not been quick to pull out of the area, despite countless reports of abuses. Tesla opened a showroom in the area this year, and VW operates a plant in the region, though it has
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