China Labor Watch

An organisation that since 2022 has interviewed more than 100 Zijin workers in Bor. According to its 2024 report, they work 12-hour shifts instead of the contracted eight, with no recorded overtime and with their movement restricted. Its findings formed the basis of the US customs decision to ban imports of Zijin copper; Zijin says it opposes all forms of forced labour.

Affairs

  • Zijin in Bor and Majdanpek: pollution, relocations and workers: Since 2022 it has spoken with more than 100 Zijin workers; those findings formed the basis of the petition to US Customs