Solar industry's reliance on Uyghur forced labour

Early day motion 91, tabled 24 May 2021 by Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 7 members.

That this House notes the new academic report detailing the widespread use of Uyghur forced labour within the solar industry; expresses serious concern that the Government has not addressed this humanitarian crisis as demand for renewable energy continues to grow worldwide; further notes reports from human rights groups which state that the Chinese Government is detaining over one million Uyghur people in re-education camps across the Xinjiang Autonomous Region; acknowledges reports from the camps which allege that detainees are being kept in squalid conditions and are forced to renounce their religion or face torture; and calls on the Government to automatically grant refugee status to all Uyghur people fleeing to the UK as a result of these acts, or any acts of genocide being perpetrated by the Chinese state.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 2, DUP 1, Green 1, Labour 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.