Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere pretext for a trade war? What is the impact for companies that are also preparing for the implementation of the European regulation in 2027? mind RH takes stock.
Algeria, Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, the European Union, Israel, Japan… These economies are part of a list of 60 published by the White House as not having voted for or applied the ban on the import of products made with forced labor under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, which allows the US President to sanction a country when they believe it is engaging in unfair competition. “The first US customs mechanism on forced labor dates back to 1930, but it was generally little used
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Antoine Piel
Section Head at Mind HR