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    Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

    Wearing a mask? Our latest visual investigation reveals how P.P.E. is being produced by Uighur workers through China’s controversial labor transfer program — and how some of that equipment is making its way to the U.S. and around the world. https://nyti.ms/39hXX3x pic.twitter.com/ddvbj8srnY

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    • デイヴィッド (XSPR) Yourfavkpopfanboy Claudio Stormy Angel Ivana Lucía Maria Victoria Selahaddin Kaşgarlı Abdulkadir Abdulkerim UYGUR Abduğanican💙🇹🇷
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      2. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        The issue was first brought to our attention by @hrcberkeley and @UyghurProject. They had been tracking labor transfers since the start of the pandemic and noted that some might've been sent to companies producing PPE. We wanted to know more — and where that PPE was ending up.

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      3. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        We started with a list of companies manufacturing PPE, compiled from a variety of sources — China’s National Medical Products Administration, media reports, and info from regulatory bodies around the world. Then we scoured each company for signs of the labor transfer program.pic.twitter.com/t2tY9GDSHa

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      4. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        Some had openly reported receiving Uighur workers through the program. Other transfers were publicized by state media. Visuals also provided a clue — imagery of segregated spaces and government indoctrination.pic.twitter.com/bLldqjaO1R

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      5. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        The hardest part was connecting these companies to the global supply chain. We knew a lot of the PPE being produced was for domestic use. But we also suspected that some of the equipment might be making its way outside of China’s borders.

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      6. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        Our first major breakthrough was the result of a lucky filetype Google search. We came across a PDF for a Brazilian medical supply company. It was a data sheet for the masks they currently distribute, and the manufacturer was clearly labeled: Medwell Medical Products.pic.twitter.com/srJU1yMEgF

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      7. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        Medwell was on our list of companies that use Uighur labor. The Brazilian distributor later confirmed to us that they received a shipment from Medwell in March of this year, but that they were unaware of its connections to the labor transfer program.

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      8. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        Data from platforms like Panjiva and Import Genius, along with additional research from the team at @C4ADS, indicated that Medwell has also been exporting protective gear to current hot spots for the virus in Latin America — Peru and Colombia.pic.twitter.com/90Uulz8N5d

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      9. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        Months into this investigation, we came across the bill of lading for a key shipment: 1,950kg of face masks arrived from an address in Hubei province at the Port of Los Angeles on May 19. The consignee for the shipment was MedWay US, a medical supply company based in Georgia.pic.twitter.com/sZdWGk5Tec

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      10. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        That address belongs to a factory for Hubei Haixin Protective Products. And we found images and videos of the Uighur workers at that exact factory, who are subject to mandatory mandarin lessons and weekly flag-raising ceremonies.pic.twitter.com/gis97oAgxm

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      11. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        That type of imagery is indicative of the labor transfer program. The government touts the program as a form of poverty alleviation, but we know the transfers are often coercive — a finding shared in previous reporting by The Times and others, like @ASPI_org and @CSIS.

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      12. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        This was a massive, months-long effort. Thanks to @hrcberkeley and @UyghurProject for bringing this to us and for all of the research help that followed (and for providing me the opportunity to work with former colleagues once again).

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      13. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        And, a huge thank you to our core team: @muyixiao, @ckoettl, @NatalieReneau, @DrewJordan_NYT, Aaron Byrd, @whitney_hurst, @markscheffler, @ndgauss. Also to @austinramzy, @gillianwong, and the experts who spoke to us for this investigation. In constant awe of all of these folks.

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      14. Haley Willis‏Verified account @heytherehaIey 20 Jul 2020

        Watch the full investigation here:https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000007226041/china-coronavirus-masks-uighur-labor-ppe.html …

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