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Forced Labor
433 published works
SmarTrade
DHS Updates UFLPA Entity List with Additional Chinese Companies; USTR Releases Trade Strategy to Combat Forced Labor
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On January 14, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of 37 companies based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, bringing…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
DHS expands UFLPA Entity List by over one-third
By Michael Lowell, Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson, Paula Salamoun, Justin Angotti, Kirsten Lowell, Courtney E. Fisher
Effective January 15, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added 37 China-based companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, marking the single largest expansion of the…
Global Policy Watch
New Law Appears to Restrict Defense Contractors from Retaining Consultants Who Lobby for Chinese Military Companies
By Robert Kelner, Scott A. Freling, Zachary G. Parks, Stephanie Barna, Channing Ruff
Under a newly enacted law, beginning June 30, 2026, defense contractors risk losing all future contracts with the Defense Department if they engage outside consultants that lobby for certain Chinese…
Global Supply Chain Law Blog
Cross-Post From Capital Thinking Blog – EU Publishes Regulation Banning Products Made With Forced Labour
This is a Cross-Post from the Capital Thinking Blog. Please contact Thomas Delille, Marion Seranne, Ludmilla Kasulke, D. Michael Kaye, Christina Economides or Guillermo Giralda Fustes with any questions. The Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) was published on December 12,…
The Trade Practitioner
EU Publishes Regulation Banning Products Made With Forced Labour
On 12 December 2024, the Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) was published prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market. This is the definitive and legally binding version of the FLR. As detailed in an earlier client insight, the…
Capital Thinking
EU Publishes Regulation Banning Products Made With Forced Labour
By Thomas Delille, Marion Seranne, Ludmilla Kasulke, D. Michael Kaye, Christina Economides, Guillermo Giralda Fustes
On 12 December 2024, the Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) was published prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market. This is the definitive and legally binding version of the FLR. As detailed in an earlier client insight, the…
Sustainability in Business
EU Publishes Regulation Banning Products Made With Forced Labour
By Thomas Delille, Marion Seranne, Ludmilla Kasulke, D. Michael Kaye, Christina Economides, Guillermo Giralda Fustes
On 12 December 2024, the Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) was published prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market. This is the definitive and legally binding version of…
SmarTrade
CBP Issues Forced Labor Finding Concerning Aluminum Products Made by Chinese-owned Company in Dominican Republic
By Kerem Bilge, Michelle Li, Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On December 4, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a forced labor finding concerning aluminum extrusions and profile products produced wholly or in part by Kingtom Aluminio S.R.L.…
BuildSmart
Department of Homeland Security Updates UFLPA Entity List: 29 Chinese Companies Added to List for Ties to Use of Forced Labor
On November 22, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) updated the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List to add 29 companies based out of the Peoples Republic…
China Law Insight
未雨绸缪早当先，居安思危谋长远——《欧盟强迫劳动条例》解读及实务分析
By King & Wood
作者：郭欢 陈起超 董梦 陈琳 早在2022年9月14日，欧盟委员会（European Commission）即发布了《欧盟强迫劳动条例》草案，该草案被评论为“欧盟版UFLPA”，旨在禁止所谓的“强迫劳动产品”进口至欧盟或者在欧盟成员国境内销售或流转以及出口行为。 欧盟版强迫劳动法案已于当地时间11月19日通过欧盟理事会，并即将于登报公布之日起生效，生效后三年开始实施。届时不符合其劳动合规标准的产品将触发撤回即退出欧盟市场的风险。 本文将对条例主要内容进行介绍，同时也对实务中大家普遍关心的数个问题进行解读，供大家参考。 阅读更多