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UIN 75399

Cotton: Xinjiang

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16 July 2020

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28 July 2020 · Answer

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To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to ban imports of Xinjiang cotton made using Uighur Muslim forced labour.

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  1. 16 July 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans she has to ban imports of Xinjiang cotton made using Uighur Muslim forced labour.

    Source: Commons

  2. 28 July 2020

    Answer

    HM Government have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang, with credible reports of the use of forced labour. It has always been the case that, where we have concerns, we raise them, as we did on this issue at the UN Human Rights Co...

    Source: Written answer

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