Large Covid outbreak in China linked to Xinjiang forced labour
by Guardian staff from on (#59NSH)
More than 180 cases traced to garment factory where Uighurs must take up work placements
China's largest coronavirus outbreak in months appears to have emerged in a factory in Xinjiang linked to forced labour and the government's controversial policies towards Uighur residents.
More than 180 cases of Covid-19 documented in the past week in Shufu county, in southern Xinjiang, can be traced back to a factory that was built in 2018 as part of government poverty alleviation" efforts, a campaign that researchers and rights advocates describe as coercive.
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