Carmakers may be using aluminium made by Uyghur forced labour, NGO investigation finds

BYD car factory in Xi’an, China. Some automotive companies may be using aluminium made by Uyghur forced labour in their supply chains, a Human Rights Watch report says. Photograph: Alex Plavevski/EPA

Car manufacturers Toyota, Volkswagen, Tesla, General Motors and BYD may be using aluminium made by Uyghur forced labour in their supply chains and could do more to minimise that risk, Human Rights Watch says.

An investigation conducted by HRW has alleged that while most automotive companies have strict human rights standards to audit their global supply chains, they may not be applying the same rigorous sourcing rules for their operations inside China.