India, July 11 -- New Delhi: The Chinese government is forcing thousands of its Uyghur Muslim citizens to work as "forced labour" in hundreds of factories across Chinese cities, according to a report published by an Australian think tank in March this year.

The report released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) titled "Uyghurs for Sale" stated that big, well-known global companies in the field of clothing, technology and automotive sectors like Abercrombie & Fitch, Amazon, GAP, H&M, Nike, Jack & Jones, Sharp, Siemens, Skechers, ASUS, Apple, Samsung, Huawei, BMW, Volkswagen, Sony, Polo Ralph Lauren, Puma, Victoria's Secret, Vivo, among others, are using Uyghur Muslims as "forced labour" in their factories in China.

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