Kids May Be Using Laptops Made With Forced Labor This Fall
▻https://theintercept.com/2020/08/21/school-laptops-lenovo-chromebooks-china-uyghur
The Lenovo computers were manufactured under a Chinese government program to provide cheap labor from persecuted Uyghurs. The ongoing persecution by the Chinese government of Uyghur Muslims is far from a distant problem. Recent reporting has identified Uyghur forced labor in the supply chain of major global brands, including BMW, Ralph Lauren, Samsung, and Sony. Now, as school districts scramble to obtain electronic devices for a school year that may be primarily virtual, some children (...)
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