The American Federation of Labor and Industries (AFL-CIO), which has 12.5 million union members nationwide, demanded that the Biden administration immediately halt imports of solar products made in Xinjiang, stressing that the products “have definitive evidence of systematic forced labor.
According to Reuters, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka sent a letter to Secretary of State Blinken and National Security Advisor Sullivan demanding an immediate halt to the importation of solar products from Xinjiang based on human rights concerns.
In his letter, Trumka pointed out that the current solar energy production process in Xinjiang has “definitive and systematic evidence of forced labor,” and stressed that “the Biden Administration and Congress must ban the importation of polysilicon solar products made with forced labor and should take immediate action. “.
The American Federation of Labor and Industrial Unions (AFL-CIO) has been at odds with both sides many times during the Trump administration, and the organization also publicly stated its support for Biden before the election, which is considered one of the key reasons for Biden’s victory, while the White House and the U.S. Department of State have yet to respond to this call.
Recent Comments