"At the factory,the Uighur labourers make Nike shoes during the day,"the report said.
"In the evening,they attend a night school where they study Mandarin,sing the Chinese national anthem and receive vocational training and patriotic education. The curriculum closely mirrors that of Xinjiang’s re-education camps.
"In such circumstances,it is unlikely that their work arrangements are voluntary."
TheWashington Postcorroborated the claims on Sunday.The Sydney Morning HeraldandThe Agehave not been able to independently verify the allegations before deadline.
ASPI claimed a factory run by the KTK group received 41 Uighur workers in July 2019. It lists CRRC among its customers. The Chinese state-owned rail manufacturer is part of a $2 billion contract to build Melbourne's new high capacity trains.
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The research found up to 560 Xinjiang workers were transferred to work in factories in central Henan province,including to Foxconn Technology,a Taiwanese company among the largest contract electronics manufacturers in the world.
Foxconn has supplied brands including Amazon,Apple,Dell,Google,Huawei and Microsoft.
ASPI said from April 2017 to June 2018,2048 Uighur workers were taken from Hotan Prefecture in Xinjiang to 15 factories in Anhui Province,including to Huafu Top Dyed Melange Yarn Co. Ltd.
The factory supplies cotton and coloured fibres to Adidas,Lacoste,Puma,Zara and H&M.
Another"Xinjiang Aid"factory,the Haoyuanpeng Clothing Manufacturing Co,advertises strategic partnerships with Fila,German sportswear companies Adidas and Puma,and Nike.
Adidas told ASPI the company does not have an active relationship with the factory and that they will investigate the use of the Adidas signage.
A Nike spokesman toldThe Washington Post that"we respect human rights in our extended value chain,and always strive to conduct business ethically and responsibly".
Apple said it would work with suppliers to ensure its standards are upheld.
“This is now a global problem,"said Ms Xu."We’re seeing the practices of the ‘re-education camps’ in Xinjiang being exported to major factories across China and implicating both global brands and their hundreds of millions of consumers."
The ASPI report noted Chinese state media claims that participation in labour transfer programs is voluntary,and Chinese officials have denied any commercial use of forced labour from Xinjiang.
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"However,Uighur workers who have been able to leave China and speak out describe the constant fear of being sent back to a detention camp in Xinjiang or even a traditional prison while working at the factories,"the report said.
Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne has repeatedly called for China to cease"the arbitrary detention of Uighurs and other groups".
The Chinese embassy in Canberra was contacted for comment.