The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a new measure, H.R. 4039, which would prohibit any funding for programs within the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that involve...more
4/9/2024
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Customs and Border Protection Impounds Thousands of Volkswagen Vehicles -
On February 14, 2024, it was reported that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) had impounded thousands of Volkswagen Group’s (“Volkswagen”)...more
Nine months after the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, the Biden Administration shows no signs of easing up on its tenacious enforcement of the Act’s import ban. At the same time, the...more
The Dutch Senate recently adopted the Child Labour Due Diligence Act, a new measure with far reaching implications for the sourcing, manufacturing, and consumption of products that contain inputs from the bodies of child...more
6/10/2019
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