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Examining the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and Department of Homeland Security Enforcement

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Key Highlights - ..Review the UFLPA Strategy and CBP Operational Guidance for Importers; ..Conduct supply chain due diligence and instate reliable measures to prevent the use of forced labor; ..and Maintain recommended...more

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New UN guidance on how businesses should ensure respect for human rights in conflict-affected areas

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The risk of businesses becoming involved with, and potentially complicit in, grave human rights abuses is naturally higher in the context of armed conflicts and other situations of widespread violence. The UN Development...more

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CBP Issues Operational Guidance to Importers for the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released long-awaited Operational Guidance for Importers (Operational Guidance) on June 13, 2022, to assist importers in preparing for the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor...more

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President Biden Signs New Law Requiring U.S. Blockage of All Imports Made Wholly or Partly in Xinjiang, China

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President Biden signed into law on December 23 legislation that will, for the first time, require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to detain all imports that are made wholly or partly in the Xinjiang Uyghur...more

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US, EU Issue Guidance on Expectations for Due Diligence to Address Forced Labor Risks

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On July 13, 2021, the US Department of State, US Department of the Treasury, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Homeland Security, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and US Department of Labor issued...more

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EU issues guidance for businesses on forced labour due diligence

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On 12 July 2021, the European Commission and European External Actions Service published Guidance on Due Diligence for EU Businesses to Address the Risk of Forced Labour in their Operations and Supply Chains, which provides...more

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Renewed Warnings and New Legislation on Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains

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On Tuesday, July 13, the Biden administration issued a supply chain advisory on the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The advisory renews and refreshes warnings first issued in July 2020 that U.S. companies conducting...more

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Key Business and Human Rights Issues for 2021

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Business and human rights will continue to receive significant attention and development in 2021. Take a look at what is on the horizon . . . COVID-19: Vaccines are being administered in some countries but COVID-19...more

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Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely - Sept 2017 #2

It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes a number of new guidance documents and tools, including materials...more

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U.N. Guiding Principles: Reflections on the Last Five Years

Five years ago, on June 16, 2011, the way we view the human rights responsibilities of companies changed. On that day, the United Nations Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and...more

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U.K. Modern Slavery Act: Five Things You Need to Know

The transparency provisions of the U.K. Modern Slavery Act went into effect on October 29. At the same time, the U.K. Government has released guidance for companies seeking to comply with the Act....more

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