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Relatives say they are disappointed the US government failed to pressure Tokyo to face up to the historic abuses of prisoners by the Japanese companies during WWII.
On December 20, 2023, Public Safety Canada issued long-awaited guidance that provides details of the reporting requirements introduced in the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act formerly Bill S-211. Government institutions and private sector organizations that meet the definition of entity under the Supply Chains Act see our previous blog, Canada Introduces Mandatory Forced Labour Prevention Reporting Legislation will have to 1 prepare a report that is to be uploaded to a government registry and also posted on the entity's website; and 2 respond to an online qu...
The European Solar Manufacturing Council has written an open letter calling for regulation of forced labour in the solar supply chain.
The ruling by the Supreme Court upholds lower court decisions requiring Japanese companies to compensate workers or their families for forced labour during Japan’s colonial occupation of the Korean Peninsula. This weakens the Japan-South Korea agreement of March 2023 setting up a voluntary compensation fund. A painful shared past still weighs heavily on the rapprochement between the two countries, with major security implications over North Korea.
The first annual reports under the new Canadian Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act generally are due on May 31, 2024.