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German VW luxury cars have been impounded at US ports amid claims they contained parts made through forced labour in China (inews.co.uk)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The suspect part had been sourced by a supplier in the VW supply chain and not by VW directly, it was claimed.

It came as Volkswagen was hit by additional claims from German media that it had benefitted from human rights abuses in China’s troubled Xinjiang region.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

VW consistently shows they have no morals in their leadership.

Never buy a VW vehicle...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As a german I agree on principle, but utter lack of morals is hardly noteworthy nowadays. Any kind of large corporation has only one value: profit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

The thing is that enslaving people is a crime in most countries. Wouldn't it be great if companies had a person responsible for their actions who could then be held responsible for crimes committed in the name or for the benefit of said company?

Unfortunately, nobody seems to be willing or able to prosecute the CEOs of big corporations.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Which big corporation that operates internationally has any morals?

I wouldn't buy a VW vehicle based on their decline in quality and affordability during the last few decades alone. If you don't want to buy products that contain components or materials made by Chinese, or really, any, slave labour, you'll have a hard time buying any industrial product. Of course, the usage of slave labour by corporations needs to be stopped, but as an individual, that's hardly possible, because often you don't have any choice. This problem needs concerted action by governments, ideally with personal consequences for the people responsible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Agreed, but you better be ready to not buy any other vehicles. They all use parts made in China.