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Cast-Iron NativesWhy does Kentucky own the Ohio River?<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/transatlanticslavetrade?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transatlanticslavetrade</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ohio?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ohio</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/river?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#river</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/kentucky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kentucky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/decolonial?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decolonial</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cincinnati?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cincinnati</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/police?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#police</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/slaves?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slaves</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/undergroundrailroad?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#undergroundrailroad</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ice?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ice</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/colonization?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#colonization</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/forcedlabor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forcedlabor</a>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ForcedLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedLabor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/amnesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amnesty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Undocumented</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ideology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ideology</span></a> </p><p>Heather Cox Richardson 7/8/25<br>UNDOCUMENTED, AUTOMATION AND FORCED MEDICAID LABOR</p>
Algernon D'Ammassa<p>With the passage of a bill committing an unprecedented pile of money to expand immigrant detention, Timothy Snyder looks ahead to the powerful temptation of yoking business to concentration camp labor.</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/concentration-camp-labor?r=df7ri&amp;utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p</span><span class="invisible">/concentration-camp-labor?r=df7ri&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/concentrationcamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concentrationcamps</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/bigbeautifulbill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigbeautifulbill</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> to review GEO Group's loss in immigrant detainee *<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForcedLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedLabor</span></a>* [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a>] case</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> on June 2 agreed to decide if <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GEOGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GEOGroup</span></a> can quickly appeal a judge's ruling denying the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrivatePrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivatePrison</span></a> operator <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IMMUNITY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMMUNITY</span></a> in a class action claiming <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrant</span></a> detainees were forced to work &amp; paid $1 a day.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PenalLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenalLabor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrisonLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonLabor</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-review-geo-groups-loss-immigrant-detainee-forced-labor-case-2025-06-02/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/legal/government/u</span><span class="invisible">s-supreme-court-review-geo-groups-loss-immigrant-detainee-forced-labor-case-2025-06-02/</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A decade after legislation that put Britain at the forefront of the global fight against human trafficking, thousands of victims of modern slavery are being denied support because of a crackdown on illegal migration. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/11/world/politics/uk-immigration-policy-modern-slavery/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">11/world/politics/uk-immigration-policy-modern-slavery/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childlabor</span></a></p>
Nithin Coca నితిన్<p>Listened to a quite good podcast about <a href="https://social.coop/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> in <a href="https://social.coop/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> with an academic expert. But the last question was on <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Uyghur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uyghur</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> and he answered it like it was a compliance issue, something to be managed.</p><p>I realized, though, that's how a lot of people see many <a href="https://social.coop/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> issues. As a risk to be managed or avoided. Not a moral imperative and an issue that, frankly, should be front and central to any supply chain discussion on <a href="https://social.coop/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a></p>
Nithin Coca నితిన్<p>Great to see that the latest report from <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>'s Renewable Energy Institute specifically mentions both <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Uyghur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uyghur</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://social.coop/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> intensity as concerns with <a href="https://social.coop/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>'s dominance of global <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a></p><p>One of the first times a <a href="https://social.coop/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a>/#energy group in Japan, as far as I know, has raised this. Not surprised its REI, the most independent &amp; expert led such org.</p><p><a href="https://www.renewable-ei.org/en/activities/reports/20241218.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">renewable-ei.org/en/activities</span><span class="invisible">/reports/20241218.php</span></a></p>
Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷<p>Captchas truly are only crowdsourced AI training without having to pay for it, yes?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Labeling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labeling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ForcedLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedLabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SecurityTheater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityTheater</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>‘Italian’ purees in UK supermarkets likely to contain Chinese forced-labour tomatoes</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crezlw4y152o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/crezlw4y</span><span class="invisible">152o</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>england</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Uyghur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uyghur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Uniqlo is facing calls for a consumer boycott in China after the CEO of the clothing company's owner said it does not source cotton from the country's Xinjiang region, which has faced allegations of forced labor in recent years. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/29/companies/uniqlo-boycott-risk-china/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/11/29/companies/uniqlo-boycott-risk-china/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retailers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retailers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniqlo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uniqlo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/clothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clothing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xinjiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xinjiang</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Volkswagen will exit its controversial plant in China's Xinjiang region, after years of investor pressure to abandon its presence in the area. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/27/companies/volkswagen-xinjiang-china-forced-labor/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/11/27/companies/volkswagen-xinjiang-china-forced-labor/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xinjiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xinjiang</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/volkswagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volkswagen</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>🚗Human Rights Watch reveals the troubling ties between major car manufacturers and forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region. Despite claims of ethical sourcing, many brands may unknowingly contribute to human rights abuses. It's time for accountability! 🌍✊ <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ForcedLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedLabor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CarIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Xinjiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xinjiang</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EthicalSourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthicalSourcing</span></a> Read more: </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/02/01/asleep-wheel/car-companies-complicity-forced-labor-china" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hrw.org/report/2024/02/01/asle</span><span class="invisible">ep-wheel/car-companies-complicity-forced-labor-china</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Italian luxury brands rely on a chain of contractors and subcontractors, with checks on conditions and the treatment of workers virtually nonexistent. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/19/migrant-made-in-italy-luxury-label/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2024</span><span class="invisible">/09/19/migrant-made-in-italy-luxury-label/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/montblanc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>montblanc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/luxurygoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>luxurygoods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laborlaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laborlaws</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dior</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giorgioarmani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>giorgioarmani</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alvieromartini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alvieromartini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Firestone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firestone</span></a> fired 2,000 employees, rehired them as contractors performing same work, with significantly lower pay, no benefits, no protections from union agreement</p><p><a href="https://www.solidaritycenter.org/liberia-firestone-contract-workers-win-union-equity/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">solidaritycenter.org/liberia-f</span><span class="invisible">irestone-contract-workers-win-union-equity/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Liberia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberia</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Bridgestone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bridgestone</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Harbel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harbel</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/FAWUL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAWUL</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBA</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ModernSlavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ModernSlavery</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ForcedLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedLabor</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/DebtBondage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebtBondage</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/AFLCIO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFLCIO</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Matt Willemsen<p>Indian solar panels face US scrutiny for possible links to China forced labour<br><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3276133/indian-solar-panels-face-us-scrutiny-possible-links-china-forced-labour?utm_source=rss_feed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/</span><span class="invisible">article/3276133/indian-solar-panels-face-us-scrutiny-possible-links-china-forced-labour?utm_source=rss_feed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Uygur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uygur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedLabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polysilicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polysilicon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SolarPanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPanels</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The registration of the Sado Island Gold Mines with UNESCO is thanks to Japanese and South Korean officials reaching an agreement to address the site's history of forced labor. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/28/japan/politics/sado-mines-japan-south-korea-negotiations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/</span><span class="invisible">28/japan/politics/sado-mines-japan-south-korea-negotiations/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sado</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unesco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unesco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldheritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldheritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wwii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkoreajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkoreajapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A South Korean archaeologist who advises his country's delegation at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee said he will not oppose the designation of Japan's Sado mine as a heritage site if their history is fully explained to visitors. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/27/japan/sado-gold-mine-korea-archaeologist/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/sado-gold-mine-korea-archaeologist/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sado</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldheritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldheritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkoreajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkoreajapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wwii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>South Korea will now accept the designation of gold mines on Japan's Sado Island, linked to forced labor, as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/26/japan/sado-gold-mines-world-heritage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/</span><span class="invisible">26/japan/sado-gold-mines-world-heritage/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sado</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldheritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldheritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkoreajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkoreajapanrelations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wwii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wwii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/forcedlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedlabor</span></a></p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>from blatant <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> violations to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChemicalExposure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalExposure</span></a>, there are still many who are apathetic toward these truths,” Roccanova said. “The continued <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sales</span></a> growth of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastFashion</span></a> giants like <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Shein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shein</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Temu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Temu</span></a> are evidence of this.”</p><p>The “ad” takes aim at this <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ConsumerApathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerApathy</span></a> when the voiceover asks the increasingly sketched-out shoppers—who begin to catch onto the themes of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ForcedLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedLabor</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/quality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quality</span></a> issues—whether they’d stop buying from “Xiemu”</p><p>8/11</p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>on millions of shipments a day… simply by shipping something in a small box through the international mail,” Glas said. “The de minimis provision hurts the U.S. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TextileIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TextileIndustry</span></a> and our regional trade partners—devastating businesses that play by the rules and undermining all trade enforcement of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ForcedLabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForcedLabor</span></a> and other <a href="https://mas.to/tags/abuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abuses</span></a>,” she added.</p><p>“Don’t worry about it!” is the Xiemu ad’s refrain. But according to Glas, “We need to worry about it, and we need to close this <a href="https://mas.to/tags/loophole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loophole</span></a> now.”</p><p>6/11</p>