Wyden Praises CBP Blockage of Possible Forced-Labor Goods
Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., commended CBP for blocking on March 29 a shipment of Chinese soda ash suspected of being made with forced or child labor, according to a Wyden statement (here). The Trade Facilitation and Trade…
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Enforcement Act of 2015 closes loopholes on goods made with forced or child labor and this is the first time CBP has held a shipment pending a forced-labor determination since 2001, the Wyden said. “The Senate sent a strong message that there is no place for products made by slave labor in the United States, and today CBP followed suit by stepping up enforcement against forced prisoner-made goods,” Wyden said in the statement. “Eliminating these morally repugnant products from the market is the right thing to do, and it will help U.S. workers and products compete on even footing with other nations.” CBP previously said it is heavily reliant on outside reports for the agency's enforcement of the forced labor provisions (see 1602260049).