On March 17, Mexico published new provisions to ban the importation of goods into the country produced by forced labor, including child labor. The new provisions will enter into force on May 18, 2023, 90 days after its...more
A report issued this week alleges that most of the global auto industry is tainted with forced labor and is significantly tied to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“Uyghur Region”). The report, written by a number of...more
On Nov. 23 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) restricting imports of raw sugar and sugar-based products produced in the Dominican Republic by Central Romana Corporation Limited (Central...more
U.S. protection of labor rights in international trade has existed for almost 100 years under Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1307). While it has been dormant for most of that span, enforcement has...more
It may come as a surprise to most businesses that some goods around the globe are still being made with forced labor at this moment in time. But unfortunately that is the case and decades-old laws are increasingly being...more