The United States calls on China to take steps to end the racial and religious discrimination in Xinjiang identified in an annual report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) . China is utilizing vocational training and rehabilitation centers for “political re-education” based on administrative detention, according to the 2022 report, released by the ILO’s Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations on Feb. 10. It spotlighted “a widespread and systematic” program involving the extensive use of forced labor of the Uyghur and other Muslim minorities for agriculture and industrial activities throughout Xinjiang. While employed outside of the region, “[Uyghur] workers lack of freedom of movement, remaining confined to dormitories, and required to use supervised transport to and from the factory. They are subject to impossible production expectations and long working hours,” the report reads. “Where wages are paid, they are often subject to deductions that reduce the …