Recorded March 24, 2021 as part of the Timothy A. Gelatt Dialogue on the Rule of Law in East Asia
This panel discusses the human rights problems created by the global supply chains that are anchored in Asia and ask why solutions are so elusive. These problems include: abuse of workers at factories under contract to multinationals; pollution and destruction of habitats by the factories, supporting infrastructure, and raw materials extraction; and in Xinjiang, forcing ethnic minorities to work in farms and factories that export their products. Learn more about the speakers and readings.