DHS Bans Imports From 3 More Chinese Firms Accused of Using Forced Uyghur Labor

Published on June 11, 2024

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added three Chinese entities to its list of companies suspected of relying on the forced labor of China’s Uyghur ethnic minority. Congress passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in 2021 to prevent U.S. imports of goods produced using forced Uyghur labor. Since then, DHS has maintained the UFPLA entity list to track foreign business entities it believes violate these forced labor provisions. On Tuesday, DHS announced it had added Dongguan Oasis Shoes Co., Ltd, Shandong Meijia Group Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and Electricity Co., Ltd. to their UFPLA entity list....

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