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<p>The UK Government expressed its concerns about China’s systematic human rights
violations in Xinjiang, including credible and growing reports of forced labour, during
the recent UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>The Government is committed to preventing
modern slavery in the global economy, including in our own supply chains.</p><p>We
will shortly publish the first ever Government modern slavery statement and we have
published guidance for commercial teams to assess the risk of modern slavery before,
during and after contract award.</p><p>We are developing a government-run registry
of modern slavery statements to make it easier for consumers, investors and civil
society to hold businesses to account. We have also consulted on proposals to strengthen
the Modern Slavery Act and increase the quality and compliance of statements.</p>
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