China’s Uighurs Trapped in Factory Toiling for Tech Titans Like Apple HomeMobilesMobiles NewsChina’s Uighurs Trapped in Factory Toiling for Tech Titans Like Apple, Lenovo China’s Uighurs Trapped in Factory Toiling for Tech Titans Like Apple, Lenovo Over the past four years, the Chinese government has detained more than a million people from the far west Xinjiang region, most of them Uighurs, in internment camps and prisons. By Associated PressUpdated: 5 March 2020 17:02 IST Share on Facebook Tweet Snapchat Share Reddit Email Comment Uighurs take part in a protest against China in Istanbul, Turkey A factory in Nanchang turnes out components for an Apple, Lenovo supplier Uighurs muslims labour in the factory They are isolated within a walled compound In a lively Muslim quarter of Nanchang city, a sprawling Chinese factory turns out computer screens, cameras, and fingerprint scanners for a supplier to international tech giants such as Apple and Lenovo. coque silicone pour huawei p30 lite Throughout the neighbourhood, women in headscarves stroll through the streets, and Arabic signs advertise halal supermarkets and noodle shops. cover custodia case iphone 11 V7431 dark wallpaper 15iQ6 Yet the mostly Muslim ethnic Uighurs who labour in the factory are isolated within a walled compound that is fortified with security cameras and guards coque huawei psmart chat at the entrance. Their coque antichoc p20 huawei forays out are limited to rare chaperoned trips, they are not allowed to worship or cover their heads, and they must attend special classes in the evenings, according to former and current coque huawei p30 solide workers and shopkeepers in the area. The connection between OFILM, the supplier coque huawei p10 lite plus that owns the Nanchang factory, and the tech giants is the coque huawei y5 2019 antichoc latest coque iphone 6 chrome sign that companies outside China are benefiting from coercive labour practices imposed coque aluminium huawei p10 lite on the Uighurs, a Turkic ethnic group, and other minorities. Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Others Accused of Using Forced Chinese Labour Over iphone coque iphone 6 the past four years, the Chinese government has detained more than a million pittsburgh steelers band of brothers iphone 5 5s se coque cover people from the far west Xinjiang region, most of them Uighurs, in internment camps and prisons where they go through forced ideological and behavioural re education. Custodia Cover iphone 11 pro max Captain America Suit L2947 Case China has long suspected the Uighurs of harbouring separatist tendencies because of their distinct culture, language and religion. When detainees “graduate” from the camps, documents show, many are sent to work in factories. A dozen Uighurs and Kazakhs told the AP they knew people who were sent by the state to work in factories in coque silicone huawei y5 China’s east, known as inner China some from the camps, some plucked from their families, some from vocational schools. cover custodia case iphone 11 I7185 goku ultra instinct wallpaper 23nA7 Most were sent by force, although in a few cases it wasn’t clear if they consented. Custodia Cover iphone 11 pro max Disney Pixar Up Case Workers are often enrolled in classes where state sponsored teachers give lessons in Mandarin, China’s dominant language, or politics and “ethnic unity.” Conditions in the jobs vary in terms of pay and restrictions. At the OFILM factory, Uighurs are paid the same as other workers but otherwise treated differently, according to residents of the neighbourhood. They are not allowed to leave or pray unlike the Hui Muslim migrants also working there, who are considered less of a threat by the Chinese government. “They don’t let them worship inside,” said a Hui Muslim woman who worked in the factory for several weeks alongside the Uighurs. “They don’t let them come out.” “If you’re Uighur, you’re only allowed outside twice a month,” a small business owner who spoke with the workers confirmed. The AP is not disclosing the names of those interviewed near the factory out of concern for possible retribution. “The government chose them to come to OFILM, they didn’t choose it.” The Chinese government says the labour program is a way to train Uighurs and other minorities and give them jobs. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday called concern over possible coerced labour under the program “groundless” and “slander.” However, experts say that like the internment camps, the program is part of a broader assault on the coque pour huawei p9 lite rose Uighur culture, breaking up social and family links by sending people far from their homes to be assimilated into the dominant Han Chinese culture. “They panier plus coque iphone 6 think these people are poorly educated, isolated, backwards, can’t speak Mandarin,” said James Leibold, a scholar of Chinese ethnic policy at La Trobe University in Melbourne. “So what do you do You ‘educate’ them, you find ways to transform them in your own image. Bringing them into the Han Chinese heartland is a way to turbocharge this transformation.” OFILM’s website indicates the Xinjiang workers make screens, camera cover lenses and fingerprint scanners. coque samsung It touts customers including Apple, Samsung, Lenovo, Dell, HP, LG, and Huawei, although there was no way for the AP to track specific products to specific companies. Apple’s most recent list of suppliers, published January last year, includes three OFILM factories in Nanchang. It’s unclear whether the specific OFILM factory the AP visited twice in Nanchang supplies Apple, but it has the same address as one listed. Another OFILM factory is located about half a mile away on a different street. Apple did coque telephone huawei p20 lite original not answer repeated requests for clarification on which factory it uses. In an email, Apple said its code of conduct requires suppliers to “provide channels that encourage employees to voice concerns.” It said coque huawei ascend gx1 it interviews the employees of suppliers during annual assessments in their local language without their managers present, and had done 44,000 interviews in 2018. Custodia per iPhone 11 Pro Max XS XR dipinto Slim in Silicone TPU Custodia Cover Telefono morbida pelle Lenovo confirmed that it sources screens, cameras, and fingerprint scanners from OFILM but said it was not aware coque wiko huawei of the allegations and would investigate. Lenovo also pointed to a 2018 audit by the Reliable Business Alliance in which OFILM scored very well. All the companies that responded said they required suppliers to follow strict labour standards. coque iphone LG and Dell said they had “no evidence” of forced labour in their supply chains but would investigate, as coque chien huawei p30 lite did Huawei. huawei p10 coque foot HP did not respond. cover custodia case iphone 11 J2727 dbz wallpaper 17dV2 PAR Technology in turn huawei psmart 2019 telephone coque says it supplies terminals to major chains such as McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Subway. However, the AP was unable to confirm that products coque huawei p8 lite silicone motif from OFILM end up with the fast food companies. McDonald’s said it has asked PAR Technology to discontinue purchases from OFILM while it launches coque huawei y6 pro 2017 fnac an immediate investigation. PAR Technology also said it would investigate immediately. Custodia Cover iphone 11 pro max Frozen Tyopgraphy Quote Z0323 Case Subway and Taco Bell did not respond. coque huawei A report Sunday from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, researched separately from the AP, estimated that more than 80,000 Uighurs were transferred from Xinjiang to factories across China between 2017 and 2019.