According to the result from a report by the German Bundestag's Scientific Service, German companies could soon be forced to restrict their activities in #Xinjiang or withdraw from there altogether, due to the serious violations against #Uyghurs. sueddeutsche.de/politik/untern…
"The report states that once the Supply Chain Act comes into force, 'an obligation on the part of German companies to break off business relations with their Chinese suppliers seems almost inevitable' if they use forced laborers. Otherwise, German companies would face fines.
In individual cases, "individual criminal liability of company employees" could also result.
The Greens called on German companies to draw consequences. The responsibility of German companies operating in Xinjiang becomes "clearer than ever" with this report, said Margarete Bause, human rights policy spokeswoman for the Greens in the Bundestag.
"Every German company must now seriously ask itself whether it wants to continue maintaining business relations with Xinjiang under these conditions," she said. The report sends a clear message, she said: "Looking the other way is not an option."
"The report points out that the Supply Chain Act introduced by the cabinet in March creates a new legal situation. The draft law provides for fines of up to two percent of annual sales for large companies if they fail to take action against human rights abuses and ...
... environmental violations at their global suppliers. In the view of the Bundestag experts, it is obvious that this must lead to consequences in the case of #Xinjiang."
"According to the report, factory buildings used by German business enterprises are located in the immediate vicinity of the Chinese internment and re-education camps."
"The report mentions the companies Adidas, Puma, BMW, Bosch, Siemens, Volkswagen and BASF. The accused companies would have reacted to such accusations with "various statements, denials or concessions."
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