China News Service, Toronto, March 10. In response to a recent report by a Canadian media that slandered China's aquatic industry as involving "forced labor", the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Canada issued a statement on March 10 and pointed out that the newspaper created false information and "created false information about China." The accusation of "forced labor" is completely contrary to the facts.
China advises certain Canadian media to take a good look in the mirror, reflect deeply on the serious human rights problems in their country, and stop spreading false information to slander China all the time based on ideological prejudice.
Canada's "Globe and Mail" published another irresponsible report on March 9, slandering China's aquatic industry as having "forced labor."
A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Canada pointed out that the report was full of ideological bias and was an attempt to distort public perception.
The spokesperson of the embassy reiterated that no matter where it is or what industry it is in, there is no "forced labor" in any form in China.
China is a country governed by the rule of law. It has ratified 28 international labor conventions including the International Labor Organization's 1930 Forced Labor Convention, faithfully fulfills various international obligations, and effectively protects the rights of workers through legislation, policy formulation and implementation, and opposes forced labor.
The embassy spokesperson pointed out that the newspaper was selectively blind and turned a blind eye to forced labor in the United States, Canada and other Western countries.
The United States has not yet ratified the 1930 Forced Labor Convention.
Historically, more than 12.5 million Africans have been trafficked to the Americas for forced labor.
American academic institutions have disclosed that at least 500,000 people in the United States are currently living under modern slavery and forced labor.
According to U.S. government statistics, 50% of the 100,000 people trafficked to the United States from abroad for forced labor every year are underage children.
Canada is no less generous. Many black people and indigenous people were forced into slavery in Canada's history.
Slave auction houses even existed in some cities.
The Canadian government has also made it clear that due to the impact of slavery, African Americans still face severe segregation, discrimination, prejudice and inequality in Canadian society.
The spokesperson said that if some media in Canada truly care about the protection of workers' rights and interests, please ask why the United States still does not ratify these international labor conventions, and investigate the persecution experienced by Aboriginal children in Canada, as well as the deplorable traces of systemic racism in the United States and Canada. and numerous crimes.
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