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Added on the 26/03/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Xinjiang, May 4 (EFE/EPA).- In a vast cotton field in the Chinese western region of Xinjiang, four farmers look over a tractor sowing seeds that will later be watered by an automated irrigation system. The field is located near Changji city that is situated some 40 kilometers (25 miles) away from Urumchi, the capital of Xinjiang, where forced labor is reportedly used in the cotton harvest.Reports from controversial German researcher Adrian Zenz and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) claim that at least 570,000 people are subjected to forced labor in the fields of Xinjiang, China’s top cotton producer. (Camera: JAVIER GARCÍA / WU HONG).B-ROLL OF THE COTTON FIELDS NEAR THE CITY OF CHANGJI, IN NORTH OF XINJIANG, AND THE MAIN FACTORY OF THE COMPANY HAUFU, IN THE AKSU REGION, SANCTIONED BY US OVER ALLEGING FORCED LABOR.SOUND BITES: HU QINGWEN, FARMER WHO MANAGES THE CHANGJI COTTON FIELD AND ASILIA TURCAN, AN UYGHUR EMPLOYEE OF HUAFU FACTORY.TRANSLATIONS: 1. HU QINGWEN, FARMER WHO MANAGES THE CHANGJI COTTON FIELD.- There are four cotton factories in this prefecture. I sell my cotton to those factories. I sell my cotton to whoever offers me the best price. They usually pay around 7 yaun ($1.08) per kilogram.2. ASILIA TURCAN, AN UYGHUR EMPLOYEE OF HUAFU FACTORY.- I like working here. The conditions are very good.- The information about forced labor is nonsense. It is fake news. There is no such thing as forced labor here.
Beijing, Mar 25 (EFE).- Several e-commerce platforms in China appear to have removed the Swedish clothing brand H&M from their sites, months after the company issued a statement saying it was "deeply concerned" about allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang and that it did not source its cotton from the province.Efe found Thursday that searches for the brand's stores and products on the platforms JD.com, Taobao, Tmall and Pinduoduo yielded no results. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).B-ROLL OF THE H&M STORE AND THE NIKE STORE IN BEIJING, CHINA.
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