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China's Xinjiang region has evolved over the past two decades into a major production hub for many of the companies that supply the world with parts needed to build solar panels. But new research suggests that much of that work could rely on the exploitation of the region's Uyghur population and other ethnic and religious minorities, potentially tainting a significant portion of the global supply chain for a renewable energy source critical to combating the climate crisis. The report published Friday — titled "In Broad Daylight: Uyghur Forced Labor and Global Solar Supply Chains" — presen...

Labor and resettlement programs targeting Uighur populations in China’s Xinjiang region have been linked with companies producing a significant portion of the world’s polysilicon, according to a forthcoming report that draws a connection between the solar industry and forced labor in the region. The report, written by consultancy Horizon Advisory, points to “indicators of forced labor” from companies such as Jinko Solar and some of the largest polysilicon suppliers in the world, accounting for well over a third of worldwide capacity. Forced labor associated with an essential raw mate...

>> Ana Swanson and Christopher Buckley, The New York Times Published: 09 Jan 2021 04:02 PM BdST Updated: 09 Jan 2021 04:02 PM BdST An aerial view of solar panels on homes in Clovis, Calif., on Oct. 22, 2020. A new report shows some of the world’s biggest solar companies work with the Chinese government to absorb workers from Xinjiang, programs that are often seen as a red flag for forced labor. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times) In a flat, arid expanse of China’s far west Xinjiang region, a solar technology company welcomed labourers from a rural area 650 miles away, preparing to put the...