The chairmen of a top U.S. congressional body on June 8 urged Apple CEO Tim Cook to divest itself from Chinese suppliers implicated in forced labor involving Uyghur Muslims. The call came after recent investigations found that several Apple suppliers had ties to suspected forced labor of Uyghurs in the far western region of Xinjiang. Apple has maintained that it has found no evidence of forced labor in its supply chains in China or elsewhere. “The mounting evidence is beyond troubling,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. James P. McGovern (D-Mass.), chair and co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, in a statement. “Despite persistent assurances from Apple that their supply chains were free of forced labor, we now have evidence that it is tainted.” The lawmakers asked Cook to work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure the company’s supply chain in China is free of …