In a report compiled this month, the ILO = International Labor Organization expressed deep concern about the working environment of ethnic minorities living in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and called on the Chinese government to improve its avoidance of discriminatory treatment. rice field.
In its annual report summarizing the working conditions of each country, the ILO forced labor in the name of re-education on the working conditions of Uighurs and other minorities living in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China. I introduced the indication of the international organization of the labor union that it is being mobilized.
On top of that, looking at the working environment in which the local Uighurs are located, he expressed "deep concern" that he had to point out that he was being forced to work by the government and local authorities, and expressed employment opportunities and treatment. I asked the Chinese government to improve it so that it would not be treated discriminatory.
Regarding this, the US State Department welcomed the ILO's report and issued a statement saying, "We urge you to stop genocide against Uighurs, crimes against humanity, and forced labor."
Meanwhile, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on the 14th, "There are no employment discrimination policies or actions against ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Report evaluations and proposals lack objectiveness and fairness, and China It is regrettable that the government's response was not fully adopted. "