Alyson Chadwick 
In 2023, no company or country should profit from #ForcedLaborFashion What is happening to the Uyghurs in China rivals any horror movie or Stephen King novel. From using them like slaves to harvest corn, tomatoes, and other crops and manufacture too many products to list here, to harvesting their organs, and killing them, the only … Read more
The Uyghurs deserve better! It’s time to call out Volkswagen for its use of slave labor in Xinjiang, China. There is no reason any company should use forced labor in 2023. TVW is holding its annual shareholders’ meeting on May 10 in Berlin, Germany and we are planning a week of action to call them out … Read more
This is a topic I never thought I would write about but here we are. The good news is thanks to your calls and emails, last month the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023” (H.R. 1154) by an overwhelmingly vote of 413 to 2. Now our attention turns … Read more
Genocide is all around us. Genocide Awareness Month is an annual observance held in April to raise awareness of genocide, past and present, and to promote education and prevention efforts. The purpose of the month is to honor the memory of those who have been killed or suffered as a result of genocide and to … Read more
You did it! Dealing with issues of genocide doesn’t always offer up a lot of good news but today is different. After spending 939 days in a Rwandan prison, Paul Rusesabagina was released and will be headed home soon. Our supporters signed thousands of petitions and letters to Congress on Rusesabagina’s behalf. Rusesabagina is a … Read more
Did you know your ruby ring paid for crimes against humanity? Last Sunday, the world was riveted by Rihanna’s breathtaking Superbowl halftime show. One item from her attire that evening that caught our attention is her Bayco Jewels ring that featured a large Burmese ruby. For decades, Myanmar’s military has committed numerous war crimes against … Read more
Not as long as Bulgari is selling #GenocideGems A little more than a year ago, the Myanmar military took over the country and threw its democratically elected leaders in jail. Since February 1, 2021, 19,018 people have been arrested. At least 2,988 people have been murdered. Another 15,177 remain locked up. #GenocideGems help them fund … Read more
Alyson and I work hard to develop the actions to help your voice be heard. Whether it’s lobbying Congress or pressuring companies, we are committed to helping you take effective action. After all, it was thanks in part to your continual lobbying that Congress passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. But we can’t help end … Read more
From our friends at the United Steelworkers union. Contact: Jess Kamm Broomell, 412-562-2444, [email protected] United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway released the following statement today in response to a Sheffield Hallam University report detailing the Chinese government’s systematic abuse of Uyghurs and other minorities and the widespread impact this forced labor has on automotive supply chains: “Today’s report … Read more
In light of a report released today on the high risk of widespread state-sponsored forced labor in the automotive supply chains by the government of China and previous evidence of human rights atrocities in the Uyghur Region, the UAW urgently calls on the automotive industry to shift its entire supply chain out of the region … Read more