Statutorily-Mandated Report Also Includes Key Importer Guidance And Initial List Of Entities Tied To Forced Labor In The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region -

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) issued a statutorilymandated report to Congress under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA” or “the Act”), which was enacted on December 23, 2021 (the “FLETF Forced Labor Strategy” or the “UFLPA Strategy”). FLETF is an interagency task force that includes representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), and other cabinet-level agencies and federal agency participants. This is the first FLETF report to Congress and contains important compliance details for companies with global supply chains (future reports will be sent to Congress on an annual basis).