The U.S. banned Xinjiang cotton imports because of forced labor. Textile workers face abuses in other countries, too.

In January, the U.S. government banned imports of cotton and other raw materials from China’s autonomous region of Xinjiang. These measures come in response to allegations of forced labor in the region, as multiple reports have detailed how Uighurs and other Muslims have been held in internment camps and forced to work under inhumane conditions. On Jan. 19, outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo labeled China’s actions in Xinjiang as genocide, citing widespread reports of torture, forced sterilization and restrictions on freedom of religion and expression.