Forced Labor
Conduct Screen Labor Rights
Forced or bonded labor, human trafficking for labor exploitation, and modern slavery in direct operations or supply chains. Includes Uyghur forced labor (UFLPA enforcement), ILO forced labor indicators (debt bondage, restriction of movement, withholding wages/documents), and KnowTheChain/Sheffield Hallam documented supply chain violations. Does NOT include voluntary poor working conditions, NLRB violations, or wage theft — those belong in 3.2.
11 companies currently excluded under this screen
Excluded Companies (11 total)
Showing 10 of 11 companies excluded under this screen.
| Ticker | Company | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 002 459 | 002 459 | Xinjiang forced labor — JA Solar sources polysilicon from Xinjiang suppliers linked to Uyghur forced labor programs |
| 1211 | BYD | Human Rights Watch investigation (February 2024) implicating the company in utilizing Uyghur forced labor in its aluminum supply chain |
| ABEV | Ambev S.A. | In early 2024, Brazil's Ministry of Labor exposed Ambev for subjecting over 300 workers to inhumane conditions during the Salvador Carnival. Workers selling Ambev beer were deprived of basic accommoda... |
| AMD | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | KnowTheChain ICT Benchmark 2025 (BHRRC): AMD scored in the bottom tier of 45-company ICT forced labor benchmark. Among only five companies to respond to Xinjiang gold sourcing allegations but consiste... |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | Amazon Watch and AFSC reports allege involvement in forced labor in Myanmar related to Yadana gas project. |
| JKS | JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. | Xinjiang polysilicon supply chain connections; US federal agents raided JinkoSolar US properties (May 2023) in connection with UFLPA enforcement. Sheffield Hallam 'Sins of a Solar Empire' report docum... |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | ASPI report documents Microsoft implicated in benefiting from Uyghur labor transfer programs through China-based manufacturing supply chain |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | Restofworld documented severe labor abuses (debt bondage, recruitment fees, 16-hour quotas) among migrant workers at Taiwan semiconductor foundries supplying Nvidia; The company has a knowthechain ben... |
| PDD | PDD HOLDINGS INC | PDD Holdings (operator of Temu and Pinduoduo) was flagged by the U.S. House Select Committee on the CCP in 2023 for operating with an "extremely high risk of forced labor contamination" in its supply ... |
| TSLA | Tesla | A May 2025 investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) linked Tesla’s supply chain to "labor transfer" schemes in Xinjiang. Specifically, Tesla’s partnership with Sanan Optoelectron... |
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