Forced labour in UK value chains

Business and Trade Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 18 Sep 2020 Closed: 27 Sep 2021 Parliament page
The BEIS Committee is holding an inquiry which will explore the extent to which business in the UK are exploiting the forced labour of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region of China. The Committee will investigate the risks that UK based businesses face when engaging supply chains that originate in China … Read more
10 Recommendations
7 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
22 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 25 events
8 Jul
2021
Correspondence
14 Jun
2021
Correspondence
10 Jun
2021
Report published
10 Jun
2021
Correspondence
27 Apr
2021
Correspondence
27 Apr
2021
Correspondence
27 Apr
2021
Correspondence
17 Mar
2021
Report published
11 Dec
2020
Correspondence
5 Nov
2020
Oral evidence
16 Oct
2020
Correspondence
16 Oct
2020
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
5 Nov 2020
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Forced labour in UK value chains
Andrew Reaney · boohoo group David Sävman · H&M Group Elizabeth Kanter · TikTok Hendrik Alpen · H&M Group Jaycee Pribulsky · Nike Maajid Nawaz · Quilliam International Michael Warren · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Paul Scully MP · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Sean Cady · VF Corporation
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK value cha… HC 1272 17 Mar 2021 17 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
8 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fifth Report - Uyghur forced labou…
In addition, we call on the Government to report to the Committee on the feasibility...
In addition, we call on the Government to report to the Committee on the feasibility and legal basis of further measures in respect of supply chains linked to Xinjiang, including i) a whitelist of companies that have taken significant and … Read more
Government Response
The government will not create the requested public whitelist/blacklist but announced that the FCDO will provide guidance to UK government bodies to exclude suppliers with sufficient evidence of human rights abuses in their supply chains on a case-by-case basis. They also highlighted existing guidance for businesses and a new government-run registry for modern slavery statements.
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11 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Fifth Report - Uyghur forced labou…
We are disappointed by the Government’s refusal to commit to a clear timetable for making...
We are disappointed by the Government’s refusal to commit to a clear timetable for making changes to the Modern Slavery Act. We recommend that the Government strengthen the supply chain transparency obligations for companies and introduce tough fines for non-compliance … Read more
Government Response
The government partially accepts the recommendation, committing to strengthen the Modern Slavery Act 2015 by extending reporting requirements to public bodies, enhancing transparency through a new digital service, and introducing financial penalties, to be legislated as parliamentary time allows.
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Government Response AI assessment · 17 of 10 classified
Accepted 6
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 3
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 2
Total 10 recs + 7 conclusions
Correspondence 22 letters
8 Jul 2021 To committee Letter from the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets relating to the Committee's report on Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK value chains
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14 Jun 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to TikTok relating to their invitation to visit TikTok’s Transparency and Accountability Centre
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10 Jun 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to the Minister on the Government's response to the Committee's report on Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK value chains
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27 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to The Walt Disney Company regarding evidence submitted to the Forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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27 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from The Walt Disney Company to the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP in response to the Committee’s Forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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27 Apr 2021 To committee Letter from the Corporate Justice Coalition regarding the Committee’s report on Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang and UK value chains
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11 Dec 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Hikvision regarding the Forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Stella McCartney regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to The North Face (VF Corporation) regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Nike regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to The Walt Disney Company regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Marks and Spencer regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Zara (Inditex), regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Victoria’s Secret regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Adidas regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Amazon regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to BooHoo Group regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Gap (Gap Inc.) regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to H&M Group regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to IKEA regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to Puma regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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16 Oct 2020 To committee Letter from the Chair and Nusrat Ghani MP to TikTok (ByteDance) regarding the forced labour in UK value chains inquiry
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