China Forced Millions of Uyghurs into Slave Labor, and the West’s Biggest Brands Are Complicit

With an estimated 1.5 million Uyghurs and other Chinese ethnic
Muslims currently held in forced labor camps that fuel Chinese
manufacturing, dozens of global brands like BMW, The Gap and Nike
are sourcing goods tainted by slave labor from the region. In this
episode, Uyghur-American activist Rushan Abbas, the founder and
executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs, shares the story of her
sister’s horrifying disappearance into the camps and offers an
inside look at the Chinese government's campaign to eradicate
Uyghur culture. Also, Penelope Kyristsis, director of Strategic
Research at the Worker Rights Consortium, reveals the intricate
ties between China's Uyghur forced labor programs and global
brands.