A consultancy firm hired by Volkswagen to investigate allegations of forced labor in its Xinjiang plant in China is facing a staff rebellion after the report cleared the company of human rights abuses. The auditing firm distanced itself from the work on VW's China plant, citing just two employees supervising the project, indicating reputational challenges. The staff rebellion highlights the challenges of conducting an independent and credible audit in Xinjiang, as it is impossible to do so in the region.
FT: The consultancy firm hired by Volkswagen to investigate allegations of forced labour in the carmaker’s Xinjiang plant in China is facing a staff rebellion after the report cleared the German company of human rights abuses, according to insiders. https://t.co/z75Ejee2ul
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Staff rebel at consultancy behind VW review of Xinjiang rights abuse https://t.co/Y0kP7PMGxg via @ft
Consultancy behind VW’s Xinjiang human rights abuse review faces internal rebellion https://t.co/7jZ3Lmkbl1 via @ft because it is impossible to do an independent, credible audit in xinjiang
Auditing firm distances itself from duo's work on VW's China plant https://t.co/rIVxaSKEIn https://t.co/VD8A4fzjXl
🛑 Auditing firm distances itself from duo's work on VW's China plant The auditor hired by Volkswagen to audit its jointly-owned site in Xinjiang posted a statement on LinkedIn flagging that just two employees supervised the project, in a sign of the reputational challenges… https://t.co/aiMRRb3ZZ3