Washington DC, Aug. 2 -- The Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has welcomed the United States Department of Homeland Security's decision to expand the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List by adding more than 43 entities allegedly connected to forced labour in East Turkistan, describing the move as a significant step toward strengthening accountability for companies benefiting from what it termed the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) state-sponsored forced labour system.

According to a press release issued by CFU, the newly added entities are linked to 187 identified industries and operations impacted by the CCP's forced labour programmes targeting Uyghurs. The organisation said the latest expansion represents a 30 per cent incre...