US bans 43 more Chinese companies over forced labor concerns

The ​United States has banned imports from 43 more Chinese companies over alleged rights abuses of Uyghur and other minority groups, targeting firms in supply chains ‌from electronics to food and metals, reports Reuters.

The companies were added to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List, which creates a presumption that goods made wholly or partly by listed entities are made with forced labor and cannot enter the United States unless importers can prove otherwise.

Those included SDIC Xinjiang Lithium Industry and its parent, SDIC Xinjiang Luobupo Potash, Xinjiang Tianhongji Technology, Hunan Aihua Group and Chacha Food.