IHRM Script So now we'll go into detail on our recommendations to address the situation in Xinjiang, China. Firstly, we need to address the lack of clarity around the camps, what's going on in them, what's their purpose, what's the goal? Journalists have already tried to get answers, but reporting in the area isn't allowed, and questions sent into the camp are left unanswered. China's claims are that these camps are simply to instil the glory of work in lazy citizens, as part of a long-running poverty alleviation scheme. On top of that, the propaganda around the camps has Chinese citizens believing there are no ongoing human rights abuses or decent work deficits, with citizens even boycotting the companies that vow to not use Xinjiang sourced cotton. So, the first recommendation is to draft up a set of legal documents and legislations regarding the camps. This would be a joint venture between the ILO's legal team, and representatives from the Chinese Parties, who have worked together in the past for example with the 2016 Decent Work Country Programme. The main things we aim to do with these documents is to address these concerns: purpose of the camp, what activities are occurring, health & safety standards, anything else to ensure the deficits are being addressed. They would also be reviewed by the Clear Cotton Project, who will be able to strengthen the policies, identifying any gaps that could lead to unsafe practices in cotton harvesting. The XPCC's compliance with these documents would be monitored by the independent auditors from the Better Cotton Initiative, who focus on maintaining decent work as well as sustainable cotton practices. With this new structure in place, companies like H&M can start sourcing Xinjiang cotton again after they vowed to stop, contributing to the Chinese economy, and small-scale textile producers in the Xinjiang region who were unfairly impacted by the XPCC's actions. The next recommendation is to promote one of the key decent work principles, employment creation. The Uyghur living spaces are currently being transformed under the Three News campaign, this means the houses are going from basic, mud-brick structures, to more "beautified" versions.
So, since the aim of these camps is to provide vocational training, it would then make sense to actually provide vocational training, then to align that with the CCP's interests, the training could be in the required fields needed to make these housing transformations, whether it be carpentry, construction, etc. So, the XPCC would bring in qualified teachers and professionals to provide said training, preparing those who wish to work in those fields, and prepare them to inevitably take on government contracts in transforming their own domestic space. This is beneficial for all parties involved, camp participants will be able to pursue better work, and the CCP has a cost benefit, having increased their labour supply and being able to contract local workers.