A court recently found that UK authorities did not fetter their discretion by not investigating general cotton imports potentially produced by the forced labour of Uyghur people in China.
On 20 January 2023, the High...more
The Strategy provides useful guidance for importers seeking to comply with the provisions of the UFLPA.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law by President Biden on December 23, 2021, to...more
7/13/2022
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Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force issues required enforcement strategy, including guidance to importers.
On June 21, 2022, the key operative provision of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) entered into...more
6/22/2022
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The bill seeks to extend certain provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The U.S. Congress continues to take interest in implementing legislation to curb alleged human rights abuses in the supply chain in China...more
The UFLPA aims to clamp down on the import of items produced by alleged forced labor in and relating to the XUAR.
On 16 December 2021, the US Senate unanimously passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA),...more
12/21/2021
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