At least five companies in tech giant Amazon’s supply chain are linked to forced labor in China, according to a new report by a corporate accountability watchdog. Three of Amazon’s suppliers, Luxshare Precision Industry, Acbel Polytech, and Lens Technology, are alleged to have directly engaged in the use of forced labor in China according to a new report by the Tech Transparency Project, a research initiative of the Washington-based watchdog (CfA). Another two, GoerTek and Hefei BOE Optoelectronics, were supplied by factories implicated in forced labor, the report said. “Amazon hasn’t gotten as much attention as Apple on the issue of suppliers using forced labor, but Amazon deserves just as much scrutiny,” said CfA Executive Director Michelle Kuppersmith in an associated statement. “If Amazon wants to retain the privilege of selling its proprietary goods to U.S. consumers, it has both a moral and legal obligation to deliver more than empty …