US seizes Chinese products made from human hair in forced labour crackdownA US Customs and Border Protection officer at the Port of New York/Newark inspects a shipment of hair pieces and accessories from China suspected to have been made with forced or prison labour. WASHINGTON: US customs officials said Wednesday they had seized a shipment of products made from human hair believed to be made by Muslims in labour camps in China's western Xinjiang province. US Customs and Border Protection ordered on June 17 that the company's goods be held on grounds it uses prison and forced labour, including from children. "The production of these goods constitutes a very serious human rights violation," said Brenda Smith, executive assistant commissioner for trade at CBP. Lop County Meixin was the third Xinjiang exporter of human hair -- typically used in weaves and extensions -- to be blacklisted in recent months for using forced labour.

Source: Bangkok Post July 01, 2020 21:22 UTC