Most-downloaded app in App Store sells products linked to forced labor in China, analysis shows
Temu, owned by PDD Holdings, which operates Chinese e-commerce site Pinduoduo, launched in the U.S. in September and quickly became the most downloaded app on Apple’s U.S. App Store. Products made in China’s western province of Xinjiang are being sold to U.S. consumers through the online shopping platform Temu, in breach of a ban that forbids goods from the region due to links to forced labor, according to research by a global supply chain verification firm. The vetting platform Publican couldn’t find conclusive evidence that any of the products sold on Temu and PDD were made with forced labor, only that the companies that produced them are in Xinjiang. Forced labor goods with ties to Xinjiang, “such as car parts, solar panels, rayon, and garments from fashion companies such as Temu and Shein continue to enter the U.S. market.” The lawmakers said they will work “toward the goal of stopping imports of forced labor-made goods.
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