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<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%"><table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:240px">Event</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Enforcement Action</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Location</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Number Of Victims</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Source Of Confirmation</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Subject Company</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Supplier Company</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Industry Sector</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Incident Date</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Summary</th><th style="min-width:140px;white-space:nowrap">Labour Abuse Type</th><th style="min-width:120px;white-space:nowrap">Source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td style="min-width:240px">Xinjiang Tomato Forced Labor Allegations in Australian Supply Chains</td><td style="min-width:140px">US ban on tomato imports from Xinjiang; calls for punitive action against misleading label practices</td><td style="min-width:140px">Xinjiang, China</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Four Corners program; independent scientific testing by Source Certain</td><td style="min-width:140px">Leggo's</td><td style="min-width:140px">Xinjiang</td><td style="min-width:140px">tomato processing</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-27</td><td style="min-width:140px">Independent testing confirmed major brands like Leggo's sold mislabeled tomato products with ingredients from Xinjiang, China, linked to forced labor allegations.</td><td style="min-width:140px">forced_labour</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://chinaxinjiang.cn/2026/07/28/810c7702008540bfb044ff5ea3a7365b.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://chinaxinjiang.cn/2026/07/28/810c7702008540bfb044ff5ea3a7365b.html</a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style="min-width:240px">Ghost Kitchen Raid Reveals Illegal Workers and Modern Slavery Concerns</td><td style="min-width:140px">Referral to Immigration Enforcement officers; establishment reported to health and safety officers; Deliveroo removing businesses in breach of modern slavery laws</td><td style="min-width:140px">Higher Ardwick area, Greater Manchester, UK</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">Greater Manchester Police; The Sun</td><td style="min-width:140px">Deliveroo</td><td style="min-width:140px">Fooduo</td><td style="min-width:140px">food service</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-24</td><td style="min-width:140px">A ghost kitchen, Fooduo, operating on the Deliveroo platform, was raided by Greater Manchester Police, revealing staff believed to be working illegally. A modern slavery charity warned that ghost kitchens create ideal environments for human exploitation.</td><td style="min-width:140px">modern_slavery</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39855304/takeaway-ghost-kitchen-rat-infested" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39855304/takeaway-ghost-kitchen-rat-infested</a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style="min-width:240px">Senator Rick Scott Calls for Tariffs on Chinese Generic Drugs Over Forced Labor</td><td style="min-width:140px">import bans (over $19 million in shipments denied entry)</td><td style="min-width:140px">Xinjiang, China</td><td style="min-width:140px">1,000,000</td><td style="min-width:140px">US Senate Special Committee on Aging; Senator Rick Scott</td><td style="min-width:140px">Sinopharm</td><td style="min-width:140px">Sinopharm</td><td style="min-width:140px">pharmaceutical manufacturing</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-06</td><td style="min-width:140px">Senator Rick Scott called for tariffs on Chinese generic drugs, citing Sinopharm's alleged use of Uyghur forced labor in Xinjiang.</td><td style="min-width:140px">forced_labour</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://article.wn.com/view/2026/07/06/Chairman_Rick_Scott_Proposes_Crackdown_on_Chinese_Drugs_Made" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://article.wn.com/view/2026/07/06/Chairman_Rick_Scott_Proposes_Crackdown_on_Chinese_Drugs_Made</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td style="min-width:240px">Foreign Women Trafficked and Exploited for Prostitution in Taiwan</td><td style="min-width:140px">Immigration Department strengthened risk screening mechanisms and investigations; Taipei and New Taipei District Prosecutor's Offices investigated cases; human rights groups called for improved timely rescue and protection; establishment of a protection-first processing mechanism; strengthening human trafficking identification training for front-line law enforcement officers; strengthening cross-agency cooperation; ensuring suspected cases complete identification, referral and protection procedures; improving interpretation resources; victims exempted from punishment for overstaying.</td><td style="min-width:140px">Taiwan</td><td style="min-width:140px">54</td><td style="min-width:140px">Immigration Department; Taipei District Prosecutor's Office; New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office; human rights groups</td><td style="min-width:140px">multinational prostitution groups</td><td style="min-width:140px">prostitution rings</td><td style="min-width:140px">sex trafficking</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-26</td><td style="min-width:140px">Multinational prostitution groups lured and trafficked foreign women to Taiwan for sexual exploitation, forcing them into prostitution to pay off debts and subjecting them to abuse.</td><td style="min-width:140px">multiple</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/paper/1764255" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/paper/1764255</a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td style="min-width:240px">Harry Roque's Asylum Bid Denied Amid Human Trafficking Case</td><td style="min-width:140px">arrest warrants issued</td><td style="min-width:140px">Porac, Pampanga, Philippines</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor 'Jonvic'' Remulla; Angeles Regional Trial Court</td><td style="min-width:140px">Lucky South 99 POGO hub</td><td style="min-width:140px">Lucky South 99 POGO hub</td><td style="min-width:140px">online gaming</td><td style="min-width:140px">2025-05-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque's asylum bid was denied due to his alleged involvement in a human trafficking case linked to the Lucky South 99 POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga. Arrest warrants were issued in May 2025 against Roque and others.</td><td style="min-width:140px">modern_slavery</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://mb.com.ph/article/10928193/philippines/national/harry-roques-asylum-bid-in-austria-denied-jovic-says" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://mb.com.ph/article/10928193/philippines/national/harry-roques-asylum-bid-in-austria-denied-jovic-says</a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td style="min-width:240px">Child Labour Allegations at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital</td><td style="min-width:140px">worker termination; internal inquiry; warning to supplier; potential contract termination</td><td style="min-width:140px">Guwahati</td><td style="min-width:140px">2</td><td style="min-width:140px">NGO report; media investigation</td><td style="min-width:140px">Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH)</td><td style="min-width:140px">Sumathi Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd.</td><td style="min-width:140px">hospital waste management</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-06</td><td style="min-width:140px">Allegations of child labour in waste handling at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) surfaced after two minors were found collecting garbage. A worker from Sumathi Corporate Services Pvt. Ltd. was terminated, and GMCH initiated an internal inquiry.</td><td style="min-width:140px">child_labour</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://assamtribune.com/guwahati/child-labour-allegations-at-gmch-hospital-orders-probe-1613904" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://assamtribune.com/guwahati/child-labour-allegations-at-gmch-hospital-orders-probe-1613904</a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td style="min-width:240px">Modern Slavery and Exploitation in BYD and Apple Supply Chains</td><td style="min-width:140px">Brazil's top labor inspector was summarily fired</td><td style="min-width:140px">Zhengzhou, China; Szeged, Hungary; Brazil</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">media investigation; NGO report; government investigation</td><td style="min-width:140px">BYD</td><td style="min-width:140px">Foxconn</td><td style="min-width:140px">electric car manufacturing; electronics</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-15</td><td style="min-width:140px">Reports reveal systematic exploitation and modern slavery in BYD and Apple supply chains, with workers facing long hours, low pay, and suppressed protests.</td><td style="min-width:140px">modern_slavery</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://report24.news/sklaverei-fuer-die-gruene-weltherrschaft-die-wahrheit-hinter-dem-chinesischen-e-auto-wunder" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://report24.news/sklaverei-fuer-die-gruene-weltherrschaft-die-wahrheit-hinter-dem-chinesischen-e-auto-wunder</a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td style="min-width:240px">Chat App Operators Charged with Sex Trafficking Facilitation</td><td style="min-width:140px">transferred to the prosecution; filed without detention; charged with aiding and abetting prostitution along with fraud</td><td style="min-width:140px">Gyeonggi, South Korea</td><td style="min-width:140px">0</td><td style="min-width:140px">police investigation</td><td style="min-width:140px">Korea's largest chat app</td><td style="min-width:140px">part-time workers</td><td style="min-width:140px">online chat application</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-30</td><td style="min-width:140px">Korea's largest chat app management was caught using male part-time workers to impersonate women, inducing paid chats and facilitating sex trafficking.</td><td style="min-width:140px">modern_slavery</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.asiae.co.kr/cn/article/2026073017054395045" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.asiae.co.kr/cn/article/2026073017054395045</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td style="min-width:240px">BYD Supplier Accused of Modern Slavery in Brazil</td><td style="min-width:140px">fined; sued by the Ministry of Labor; contract termination; R$40 million agreement; earthmoving sector embargoed; visa suspension</td><td style="min-width:140px">Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil</td><td style="min-width:140px">163</td><td style="min-width:140px">Agência Pública investigation; Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE); Public Ministry of Labor (MPT); Labor Prosecutor's Office</td><td style="min-width:140px">BYD</td><td style="min-width:140px">Jinjiang Group</td><td style="min-width:140px">construction</td><td style="min-width:140px">2025-12-01</td><td style="min-width:140px">An investigation revealed 163 Chinese workers were subjected to slavery-like conditions and human trafficking during the construction of BYD's factory.</td><td style="min-width:140px">modern_slavery</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://gazetadoparana.com.br/artigo/investigacao-aponta-duvidas-sobre-saida-da-byd-da-lista-suja-do-trabalho-escravo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://gazetadoparana.com.br/artigo/investigacao-aponta-duvidas-sobre-saida-da-byd-da-lista-suja-do-trabalho-escravo</a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td style="min-width:240px">Filipina Workers Exploited in Czech Nail Salons</td><td style="min-width:140px">referred to law enforcement authorities and Labour Inspectorate; risk of a fine; Philippine embassy could put them on the blacklist; Philippine government can ban the activities of the Czech agency</td><td style="min-width:140px">Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic</td><td style="min-width:140px">3</td><td style="min-width:140px">Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs; Czech police; labor inspection</td><td style="min-width:140px">Nails Center Luxury</td><td style="min-width:140px">Principio employment agency</td><td style="min-width:140px">nail salons</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-08</td><td style="min-width:140px">Filipina women in Nails Center Luxury nail studios in Ostrava were allegedly forced to sign illegal debt agreements, faced poor accommodation, and long working hours.</td><td style="min-width:140px">forced_labour</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://ocwvftsahnqowhgrppja.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/natlak-a-vydirani-v-nehtovych-studiich-ministerstvo-predalo-podezrely-pripad-z_2607080600_jkd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://ocwvftsahnqowhgrppja.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/natlak-a-vydirani-v-nehtovych-studiich-ministerstvo-predalo-podezrely-pripad-z_2607080600_jkd</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>11</td><td style="min-width:240px">Noida Hospital Sanitation Workers Strike Over Unpaid Wages and Exploitation</td><td style="min-width:140px">strike; police intervention; talks; payment stoppage to agency; letter to government for increased salaries</td><td style="min-width:140px">Noida</td><td style="min-width:140px">42</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanitation workers; All India Mazdoor Parishad; media reports</td><td style="min-width:140px">Noida District Hospital</td><td style="min-width:140px">contract companies</td><td style="min-width:140px">sanitation services</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-13</td><td style="min-width:140px">Sanitation workers at Noida District Hospital went on strike on July 13, 2026, protesting non-payment of salaries and exploitation.</td><td style="min-width:140px">forced_labour</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://in.headtopics.com/news/234423792319233113235-85514243" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://in.headtopics.com/news/234423792319233113235-85514243</a></td></tr><tr class="row-locked"><td>12</td><td style="min-width:240px">US Producers Accuse Mexican Avocado Industry of Cartel Control and Forced Labor</td><td style="min-width:140px">request for seasonal tariff quotas; USTR investigation into Section 301 violations</td><td style="min-width:140px">Michoacán, Jalisco, Mexico</td><td style="min-width:140px">1</td><td style="min-width:140px">California Avocado Commission; American Avocado Corporation</td><td style="min-width:140px">Mexican avocado</td><td style="min-width:140px">avocado orchards in Michoacán and Jalisco</td><td style="min-width:140px">avocado agriculture</td><td style="min-width:140px">2026-07-08</td><td style="min-width:140px">The California Avocado Commission accused the Mexican avocado industry of being controlled by drug trafficking cartels, promoting illegal deforestation, and potentially using forced labor.</td><td style="min-width:140px">forced_labour</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://vanguardia.com.mx/noticias/mexico/aguacate-mexicano-enfrenta-presion-en-eu-productores-piden-cupos-arancelarios-AA22006987" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://vanguardia.com.mx/noticias/mexico/aguacate-mexicano-enfrenta-presion-en-eu-productores-piden-cupos-arancelarios-AA22006987</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div>