United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 2502
Forced Labour: Uyghurs
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17 May 2021
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20 May 2021 · Answer
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20 May 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to prevent UK companies from using forced Uyghur labour in their supply chains.
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17 May 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to prevent UK companies from using forced Uyghur labour in their supply chains.
Source: Commons
20 May 2021
Answer
The Government has serious concerns about the gross human rights violations being perpetrated against Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang.In January 2021, the Foreign Secretary announced a package of cross-Government policy measures seeking to ensure...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-05-17/2502
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1315089
- uk · wq-1315089 · source updated 20 May 2021