You spoke up and the auto giant took notice!
As you may have seen, Volkswagen has announced it is leaving Xinjiang, China. This is due to public pressure from you and people like you who took actions to let Volkswagen know that its complicity in the genocide against the Uyghurs is not acceptable.
Today is #GivingTuesday. Please click here to make a generous gift to build on our success with Volkswagen and to achieve more success in 2025.
The Uyghur community face genocide, persecution, forced labor and organ harvesting, and separation from their families at unprecedented levels. For years, millions of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim groups in China’s Xinjiang region have been subjected to severe restrictions on their basic freedoms, leaving families and entire communities struggling to survive under immense pressure.
At No Business with Genocide, we are dedicated to advocating for the Uyghur community, amplifying their voices, working to stop companies from profiting from and funding this genocide. Nearly 1.8 Uyghurs are trapped in detention camps, prison, or forced labor facilities. These atrocities represent the largest detention of an ethno-religious group since the Holocaust. Their suffering is directly tied to our own lives in terms of products that we buy, many of which are potentially manufactured with Uyghur forced labor.
You have taken nearly 70,000 actions on behalf of the Uyghurs. We cannot thank you enough for that. Because of you, Congress is listening. Because of you, companies like Volkswagen is leaving Xinjiang and Shein is on alert. But we cannot stop now.
By making a donation today, you can help us:
- Raise awareness of the issue. Companies like VW and Shein rely on people not knowing where their products and the materials for their products come from. It has been estimated that one in five cotton garments are made with cotton from Xinjiang.
- Keep goods made with slave labor off the international market. Earlier this year, thousands of luxury cars made by VW brands were kept out of the United States because they included parts made by Uyghur slave labor. Your actions led to the ban on goods from Xinjiang. Your help will let us keep the pressure on lawmakers to keep goods made by slave labor out of the U.S. and other global markets.
- Raise awareness of the use of #ForcedLaborFashion. So called “fast fashion” companies like Chinese retailed, Shein, rely heavily on Uyghur labor to make the items they sell and for the cotton they produce. You can help us stop this. Take action to get Shein to stop using slave labor by going here.
- Make the U.S. government hold China accountable for the Uyghur genocide. China continues to violate international law and the civil rights of its citizens because the international community allows it to. With your help, we can make Congress and whoever is in the White House in January force them to end this genocide.
With each passing day, thousands of Uyghur families risk losing everything. Your support today can give them a lifeline.
Here’s how you can help:
- Make a one-time donation: Every contribution brings immediate relief to Uyghurs in need.
- Become a monthly donor: By providing ongoing support, you help sustain advocacy and humanitarian initiatives long-term.
- Share their story: Raising awareness is vital. Spread the word with friends and family, and help us make the world aware of this crisis.
Thank you for standing with the Uyghur people in their time of need. Your generosity means the world to them.
Thank you for your help and support,
Alyson Chadwick, Simon Billenness, and Julie Millsap
No Business With Genocide