Tag: Forced Labor

Primer on Forced Labor Enforcement for U.S. Importers

Adrienne Braumiller August 22, 2022

This Primer provides introductory guidance to complying with U.S. forced labor laws for importers, and includes an introductory overview to forced labor laws, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) authority to enforce forced labor laws, outlines importer requirements under The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, describes the detention processes for imported goods made with forced labor, lists key recommended compliance actions for adhering to U.S. forced labor laws, and provides helpful resources for complying with U.S. forced labor laws.

Customs and Border Protection’s Recent FAQs on Forced Labor Enforcement

Adrienne Braumiller October 10, 2021

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) enforcement into forced labor practices continues into 2021, as CBP has detained 1,213 shipments that contained approximately $ 414 million of goods suspected to be made by forced labor this year.

Forced Labor in Xinjiang: What you need to know

Adrienne Braumiller August 6, 2021

Human rights violations run rampant within China’s Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang), targeting ethnic and religious minority groups such as Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and ethnic Kyrgyz. The PRC government in Xinjiang has unjustly imprisoned more than one million individuals from these minority groups since 2017.

Advanced Topics in Customs Compliance

BCG July 28, 2021

Advanced Topics in Customs Compliance
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CBP’s Forced Labor Initiative: Will this Affect your Supply Chain?

Jennifer Horvath April 1, 2020

The U.S. government, including Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has recently put an emphasis on preventing forced labor in global supply chains. For instance, On March 11, 2020, the House Rules Committee introduced a new bill that would create a rebuttable presumption regarding forced labor in Xinjiang, China.

Tag: Forced Labor

Primer on Forced Labor Enforcement for U.S. Importers

Customs and Border Protection’s Recent FAQs on Forced Labor Enforcement

Forced Labor in Xinjiang: What you need to know

Advanced Topics in Customs Compliance

CBP’s Forced Labor Initiative: Will this Affect your Supply Chain?

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