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"Human Rights Group Warns Carmakers of Forced Labor Risk in China's Supply Chains"

Human Rights Watch has warned major carmakers, including Tesla, General Motors, Volkswagen, and Toyota, about the risk of using forced labor in their China supply chains. The report links these companies to aluminum allegedly produced with forced labor by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region. The Chinese government is accused of running labor transfer programs where workers reportedly face ideological indoctrination and limited freedom of movement. The report urges governments to ensure that companies operating in China are not benefiting from forced labor and highlights the challenges in tracking the origins of aluminum from Xinjiang, which is widely used in the global automotive industry.