12 Big Japanese companies have decided to cease their business deals with the Chinese companies found to be benefiting from the forced labour of the minority ethnic community in Xinjiang. This announcement came amid the ongoing human rights abuse on Uyghurs by China. 

The United States and Britain imposed import restrictions on cotton and other products originating from the autonomous region. After these restrictions, pressure has been mounting on Japanese firms to take action over such human rights abuses in the supply chain after the United States and Britain imposed import restrictions on cotton and other products originating from the autonomous region.
China's sweeping crackdown on Muslim ethnic minority in the name of counterterrorism has drawn global criticism.  However, the Japanese government had been slow in imposing sanctions on Chinese entities, thus, drawing criticisms for being "passive in addressing the issue due to fears of provoking China".

Last year, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute had identified over 80 global companies directly or indirectly benefiting from the use of Uyghur workers outside Xinjiang through abusive labour transfer programs".

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