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BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, and VW Used Parts Made With Chinese Forced Labor
BMW, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), and Volkswagen (VW) all sourced parts from a company banned due to alleged links to Chinese forced labor.
US Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden released the report on Monday, May 20.
It follows a lengthy investigation into the automakers' supply chains.
The report calls for increased enforcement of US laws against importing goods made with forced labor.
Wyden's probe revealed all three automakers had parts in their supply chains from Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group.
The company is included on the US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List.
This is due to its alleged use of forced labor from China’s Xinjiang region.
This region is home to the Uyghur minority, and China denies any human rights abuses there.
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