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On Thursday, December 23, 2021, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the "Act") into law. The Act aims to "ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...

This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day's press releases.

On December 14, 2021, House and Senate negotiators reached agreement on a version of the "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act."

Today, in a rare demonstration of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (the "Act")...

As more forced labor practices surface, the CBP issues another Withhold Release Order. This time it is Supermax Corporation Bhd. The Compliance Kitchen takes a look at this announcement...

The statute prohibits the importation of goods made in whole or in part with the use of convict, forced or indentured labor.

The US federal government announced that it is easing its import ban on tobacco produced in Malawi.

Toggle open close Ethnic Uyghurs in China are facing an unprecedented assault on their civil liberties and freedoms. Since 2018, between 1.8 million and 3 million Uyghurs have been collectivized and interned in political re-education camps in China.REF The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has stopped at little to advance its priorities,REF including by carrying out what the U.S. government determined constitutes ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity.REF Part of the CCP’s systematic assaul...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 13, 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) on cotton and tomato products produced by entities operating in Xinjiang, China. The order is based on information that indicates the use of forced labor in the production of the goods. If you are sourcing these products from the Xinjiang region, you may want to consider proactive compliance steps to mitigate your risk and prevent disru...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 2, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued an order preventing certain imported cotton products from China from being released to the importer. The products were made by Xinjian Production and Construction Corp. (XPCC). The order is based on information that indicates the use of forced labor in the production of the goods. Background on Withhold Release Orders U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is authorized ...