FORCED OR INVOLUNTARY LABOR Company policies and practices express a clear prohibition of forced, compulsory, bonded, indentured, and prison labor that applies to all enterprises in its supply chain, including those involved in the recruitment, selection, and hiring or workers.
Three anti-forced labor enforcement and policy trends to watch …
Jan 20, 2023 · The initial policy and enforcement focus by the U.S. has been targeting imports involving three products: cotton (textiles), polysilicon (solar cells) and tomatoes (agriculture). But a number of recent developments indicate a potential expansion of enforcement scope by Customs.
FACT SHEET: G7 to Announce Joint Actions on Forced Labor in …
Jun 13, 2021 · President Biden and leaders agreed to a set of concrete actions around key priorities responding to forced labor in global supply chains, the ransomware threat, and fighting corruption.
The Forced Labour Protocol Guide | U.S. Department of Labor
It sets out the challenges to obtaining decent work posed by the laws, policies, and practices that facilitate forced labor and trafficking in the contemporary world. It explains key elements that the Forced Labour Protocol enshrines in law when ratified.
FACT SHEET: The National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking
Dec 3, 2021 · Globally, an estimated 25 million people are subjected to human trafficking and forced labor, which is responsible for an estimated $150 billion annually in illicit profits. It erodes the...
Forced labour afects the most vulnerable and least protected people, perpetuating a vicious cycle of poverty and depend-ency. Women, low-skilled migrant workers, children, indigenous peoples and other groups sufering discrimination on diferent grounds are disproportionally afected.
Joining forces to end forced labour
Sep 9, 2024 · 28 million people remain trapped in forced labour. Of those: 63% of victims are in forced labour exploitation imposed by private actors. The five most impacted sectors are: services (trade, transport, hospitality), manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and domestic work.
Forced labour, modern slavery and trafficking in persons
4 days ago · Forced labour is a severe violation of human rights affecting 28 million of men, women and children in all countries and all economic sectors. It is rooted in poverty, discrimination and lack of social protection, and it disrupts fair competition between businesses.
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, or UFLPA, was signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 23, 2021. This significant international trade legislation was the U.S. response to the Chinese government's systemic use of forced labor against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in the ...
Child Labor, Forced Labor & Human Trafficking - U.S. Department of Labor
For more than 25 years, ILAB's Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking has been a world leader in the fight to eradicate labor exploitation across the globe.