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UN's ILO recommends China mission on Xinjiang labour practices - sources

The Chinese national flag and the East Turkestan flag, which supporters of Xinjiang independence use to represent their homeland, are seen in this illustration picture taken May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

A committee of the U.N.'s International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for a mission to further review China's labour policies in Xinjiang where rights groups allege forced labour of Muslim Uyghurs, two sources said on Thursday.

However, the so-called "technical advisory mission" would fall short of a higher-level mission with investigative powers sought by several countries including the United States and Britain.

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