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Just two weeks into CY 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expanding its enforcement efforts against forced labor in China. This follows months of increasing...

4 Min Read (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A crackdown by the United States on cotton imports from China’s Xinjiang region is a “big red flag” that should spur retailers to ensure their supply chains are free of forced labor involving Uighur Muslims, according to a senior U.S. customs official. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said this week it would detain all imports of cotton and tomato products from Xinjiang and require companies to either prove the products were slavery-free o...

China vowed to take all necessary measures to protect its companies interests after the US announced a ban on imports of cotton and tomato products from Northwest Chinas Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, citing

US bans cotton and tomato products from China’s Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns The US has banned imports of cotton products and tomatoes produced in China’s Xinjiang region over forced labor concerns, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Wednesday. The agency said the region-wide ban was “based on information that reasonably indicates the use of detainee or prison labor and situations of forced labor,” saying it had found examples of debt bondage, restriction of mo...

The Trump administration announced an import ban on all cotton and tomato products from western Chinas Xinjiang region Wednesday over allegations they are made with forced labor from detained Uighur Muslims.

U.S. Issues Total Ban on Xinjiang Cotton and Tomatoes Posted by John Chan | Jan 13, 2021 The U.S. government has banned the importation of all cotton and tomatoes produced in Xinjiang over concerns about the widespread use of forced labor in the region. The move is the most sweeping measure to date to block the import of goods made in Xinjiang, which produces as much as 20% of the world’s supply of cotton. Reuters’ David Lawder The action applies to raw fibers, apparel and textiles made fr...

The Trump administration announced an import ban on all cotton and tomato products from western China's Xinjiang region on Wednesday over allegations that they are made with forced labor from detained Uighur Muslims.

The sweeping ban, which was based on concerns about forced labor in the region, could compel companies to reorganize their multinational supply chains.

The United States is imposing a region-wide ban on all cotton and tomato products from China’s western Xinjiang region over allegations that they are made with forced labour from detained Uighur Muslims, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Wednesday. The action applies to raw fibres, apparel and textiles made from Xinjiang-grown cotton, as well as tomato-based food products and seeds from the region. The ban, known as a withhold release order, also applies to products processed or ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn "China does not just indicate a country of origin," one U.S. official said. • 6 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images, FILE U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday it will detain all cotton and tomato products produced in China’s Xinjiang province. The Withhold Release Order (WRO) issued by CBP is based on information that “reasonably indicat...