Most-downloaded app in App Store sells products linked to forced labor in China, analysis shows

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Most-downloaded app in App Store sells products linked to forced labor in China, analysis shows
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Products made in China’s western province of Xinjiang are being sold to American consumers through the online shopping platform Temu, in breach of a U.S. ban that forbids goods from the region due to links to forced labor.

the Chinese fast-fashion behemoth with estimated U.S. sales of $8 billion last year. If it succeeds, it would join only a handful of Chinese internet services to have become popular in the U.S. market, including Alibaba Group Holding’s AliExpress and ByteDance’s TikTok.

The vetting platform Publican couldn’t find conclusive evidence that any of the products sold on Temu and PDD were made with forced labor, only that the companies that produced them are in Xinjiang. “However, their proximity means there is a probable risk, not just a theoretical risk,” Ben Tzion said.

Ultra said it wasn’t paid for its research and it wasn’t commissioned by any third party. “It was our initiative to illustrate how our technology can be a critical component in the enforcement of UFLPA as well as other trade-related compliance challenges,” Ben Tzion said.

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