liation in exchange for obtaining life evaluation certificates. This demonstrates that worker deployment is far from “voluntary contracts,” with the report defining it as “systematic exploitation” rather than legitimate contracting.
The report noted that human rights conditions deteriorate further after dispatched workers arrive in China. Their passports are immediately confiscated by supervisors, they face 24-hour surveillance in factory dormitories, and strict controls on movement make contact with the outside world virtually impossible.
Workers endure 12-14 hour workdays and routine verbal abuse, the report revealed. Those who attempt to escape face severe punishment if caught, or are forcibly repatriated and subsequently disappear without trace of their fate. This complete deprivation of workers’ freedom to refuse labor constitutes the core requirements of forced labor as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Forced labour – or slave labour. Take your pick.
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