Source:
https://www.ftm.eu/articles/heineken-profits-from-the-repression-of-uyghurs-in-china?
Heineken profits from the repression of Uyghurs in China
In 2019, Heineken transferred its assets in China to state-owned China Resources, which in return received a licence to brew and sell Heineken’s beer brands. The state-owned company sources its hop from farms in Xinjiang, where it appears that involuntary labour practices are involved. This partnership generates hundreds of millions for Heineken.
In its publications about the ceremony, Heineken praised the opportunities the partnership with CR Beer (CHINA’S biggest brewer) presented. There was no mention of risks. Remarkable, as the company has close ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and sources its hop from huge farms in Xinjiang province, where coerced labour occurs
On 25 February 2021, the majority of the Dutch House of Representatives concluded that Uyghur genocide was occurring in China.
In Xinjiang where an estimated one million Uyghurs and members of other muslim minorities have been detained.