Tang Mingfang was convicted in 2019 and served time in prison for his allegations against Amazon that it was involved in illegal child labor practices in China. Mingfang was released in September 2021 and the whistleblower is now calling on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to beam his searchlight on his case and help overturn his conviction.
After leaking seemingly incriminating documents alleging that Amazon China was engaged in illegal work practices, Tang Mingfang had a torrid time with the Chinese authorities from 2019 when he made the claim. He had leaked some compelling documents that the Foxconn factory in Hengyang, China that produces Amazon Echo and Kindle products was engaged in illegal labor practices by employing underage workers among other practices.
Tang said he was tortured by Chinese police before being jailed and has now penned a letter to Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s executive chairman and founder to carry out its investigation on the incident. He is calling on Jeff Bezos to ask Hengyang Foxconn to face up to its won problems and tender an apology to him. He also requests that the company communicate with the local court so that his guilty verdict should be revoked.
While Amazon insists that it has put in place measures to prevent violations of its supply chain standards, it has continued to come hard on violations. There has not been any response from Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos on the request by Tang. Foxconn remained noncommittal to the issue. it continues to regularly assess suppliers using independent auditors. Foxconn has not had a response at this time.
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