{"id":12812,"date":"2022-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/tibet-labor-transfer-programs-discussed-at-un-human-rights-council\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T22:00:00","slug":"tibet-labor-transfer-programs-discussed-at-un-human-rights-council","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/tibet-labor-transfer-programs-discussed-at-un-human-rights-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Tibet labor transfer programs discussed at UN Human Rights Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today at the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Palmo Tenzin, on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, delivered a statement highlighting labor transfer programs in Tibet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tenzin said: \u201cIt must be emphasized that these government work programs target \u2018surplus labour,\u2019 which is often created by mass nomad relocation programs that coercively remove Tibetans from their traditional and sustainable livelihoods. Tibetans are extracted from their socio-economic way of life without culturally relevant or meaningful livelihood alternatives. Given the lack of judicial redress and due process, it is highly improbable that Tibetans enjoy any free and informed consent before entering Chinese work programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Statement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is the statement delivered by Palmo Tenzin on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. President,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We thank the Special Rapporteur for his report and share his concerns regarding China\u2019s vocational employment programs and labour transfer systems that \u201ctrain\u201d and relocate Tibetans into low-skilled and low-paid work. We agree that these extensive labour programs targeting Tibetans and Uyghurs \u201cmay amount to enslavement as a crime against humanity, meriting a further independent analysis\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We remind the Council that the Chinese government has blocked independent experts\u2019 access to Tibet to assess these credible reports of forced labour, as well as numerous additional human rights violations. Under such long-term isolation, we believe China has created conditions in Tibetan areas where such crimes against humanity are not only possible, but all too easily hidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It must be emphasized that these government work programs target \u201csurplus labour\u201d, which is often created by mass nomad relocation programs that coercively remove Tibetans from their traditional and sustainable livelihoods. Tibetans are extracted from their socio-economic way of life without culturally relevant or meaningful livelihood alternatives. Given the lack of judicial redress and due process it is highly improbable that Tibetans enjoy any free and informed consent before entering Chinese work programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We urge the Council to press for an independent investigation into China\u2019s labour programs in Tibet. We also urge members of the Council to support the numerous calls for a special mechanism to monitor the concerning human rights situation in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today at the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Palmo Tenzin, on behalf of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, delivered a statement highlighting labor transfer programs in Tibet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12813,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[691,678],"news_tag":[672],"class_list":["post-12812","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-news","categorie-policy-centerunited-nations-and-tibet","news_tag-united-nations-and-tibet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tibet labor transfer programs discussed at UN Human Rights Council - 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