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BOURNEMOUTH Airport has been described as “an importing hub for products likely made through crimes against humanity.”
Chloe Cranston, head of thematic advocacy programmes at Anti-Slavery International, said the existence of a supply chain linking the Uyghur region to Bournemouth is “absolutely horrendous.”
Chloe explained that Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang are working under coercive conditions in so-called ‘re-education camps’ and factories that supply some of the world’s biggest brands.
She added: “We’ve known for at least five years, probably longer, that supply chains are deeply embedded in the Uyghur region, where forced labour likely constitutes a crime against humanity.
“Industries got the warning years ago about how egregious this harm is and how vital it is that they are not profiting from or benefiting from this horrendous persecution.”
“Survivor reports show that people are tortured, women were forcibly sterilised, and children with parents were put in orphanages. These camps are heavily linked to factories located on the same premises.”
Lord David Alton raised the question of imports being shipped from Xinjiang to Bournemouth in Parliament at a debate focused on import controls and forced labour.
He said: “How many cargo planes flying the route from Urumqi to Bournemouth have been searched by UK border officials to ensure they are not carrying goods made by Uyghur forced labour in Xinjiang?”
The questioned was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, his response explained the responsibility of businesses to monitor their supply chains for evidence of modern slavery and take action if issues arise.
Lord Flint said: “The Home Office is currently working with a wide group of stakeholders to update the Section 54 statutory guidance.
“This will further support businesses to produce high quality statements, which are underpinned by effective measures to prevent and effectively respond to instances of modern slavery in supply chains.”
Under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, businesses in the UK with a turnover of £36 million or more are required to publish an annual statement detailing their efforts to prevent modern slavery.
Both the United States and the EU have implemented measures to prevent the importation of goods produced using forced labour, particularly from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur region.
In the US the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, effective since June 2022, presumes that all goods from this region are made with forced labour, prohibiting their import unless clear evidence proves otherwise.
Similarly, the EU adopted the Forced Labour Regulation in November 2024, banning the sale, import, or export of products made with forced labour within its market; the laws will be implemented in 2027.
Chloe said it was ‘particularly telling’ that these cargo routes into the UK were created once America started banning imports from this region.
She said: “What we are seeing is the UK becoming a dumping ground for goods that can no longer be imported into the US.”
Human rights activists and a number of British politicians, including Tom Hayes, MP for Bournemouth East, are calling for stricter government legislation regarding imports from the Xinjiang region, similar to laws imposed in America and the EU.
