Foxconn—Internal hiring documents explicitly barred Uyghurs, Tibetans, Yi, and Hui ethnic minorities from employment
Leaked internal Foxconn recruitment documents from 2023 contained explicit instructions to recruiters to reject applicants from Uyghur, Tibetan, Yi, and Hui ethnic backgrounds. The documents cited 'political risks' and 'management difficulties' as rationale. This systematic discrimination violates China's own labor laws and international human rights standards, and mirrors broader CCP policies targeting ethnic minorities.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racial Justice | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Worker Rights | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
China Labor Watch investigation (June-July 2023) documented Foxconn Chengdu factory repeatedly barring Uyghurs, Tibetans, Yi, and Hui ethnic minorities from employment
China Labor Watch sent undercover investigator to Foxconn's Chengdu factory June-July 2023, publishing report November 2023. Investigation documented repeated barring of applicants from Uyghur, Tibetan, Yi, and Hui ethnic minority groups. A hiring intermediary 'stated blatantly that ethnic minorities would not be accepted,' while Foxconn's official WeChat account claimed 'the quota for ethnic minorities was already filled.' CLW documented these practices directly violate Article 12 of China's Labor Law stating 'Laborers, regardless of their ethnic group, race, sex, or religious belief, shall not be discriminated against in employment.' Report also found pregnant women implicitly rejected through mandatory X-ray requirement during physical exam, which pregnant women cannot complete, effectively barring them from employment.