Out of 343 voters, the motion for a resolution, which has no binding force, received 144 votes "for", none against. Many brands are accused of using forced labour from the Uighur population to manufacture products that are then sold at low prices.
A draft regulation is under discussion at European level that would eventually allow member states to ban the import of products from forced labour, without explicitly targeting China. "We would like France and Europe to adopt a position close to that of the United States," said the president of the ecologist group, Guillaume Gontard.