Forced labours of Uyghurs in Xinjiang behind global supply 16 May 2021, 18:37 GMT+10 London [UK], May 16 (ANI): The global production of solar panels depends upon forced labour from Uyghurs Muslims in China's Xinjiang province, an investigation shows. A study conducted by United Kingdom's Sheffield Hallam University said Chinese "labour transfers" in the northwest Xinjian region, where the Chinese government has been accused of committing genocide, is deployed in "an environment of unprecedented coercion, undergirded by the constant threat of re-education and internment". The paper reveals the ways forced labour in the Uyghur Region can pervade an entire supply chain and reach deep into international markets.