{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com","title":"US bill against Uyghur forced labor gets corporate lobbyist attention - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2uXThZzvzv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/us-bill-against-uyghur-forced-labor-gets-corporate-lobbyist-attention\/\">US bill against Uyghur forced labor gets corporate lobbyist attention<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/us-bill-against-uyghur-forced-labor-gets-corporate-lobbyist-attention\/embed\/#?secret=2uXThZzvzv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;US bill against Uyghur forced labor gets corporate lobbyist attention&#8221; &#8212; WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" data-secret=\"2uXThZzvzv\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2020 \/ 06:07 pm (CNA).- After legislation aiming to counter forced labor in the Chinese province of Xinjiang saw success in the U.S. House of Representatives, significant corporate lobbying has targeted the legislation in the Senate. Critics have characterized the lobbying as an effort to weaken the bill, while several major companies have argued their policies already seek to remove forced labor from their supply chains. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act passed the House on Sept. 22 by a vote of 406-3. The legislation would treat all goods imported from China\u2019s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far west as being created with forced labor, unless certified otherwise by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It would also require disclosures from businesses that engage with Chinese companies and would authorize sanctions on anyone determined to be responsible for labor trafficking of Uyghurs. An estimated 1 million or more Uyghurs, members of a Muslim ethnore..","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/shutterstock_1465659611_1.jpg?w=600"}