Taiwan to implement policy to combat forced labour

The trade agreement concluded on 12 February between the United States and Taiwan will lead the latter country to develop a policy to combat forced labour. The Republic of China has committed to banning the import of products made using forced labour and to improving the protection of workers’ rights on merchant ships flying its flag. The government will also ban recruitment fees and the withholding of identity documents, particularly in the industrial and fishing sectors, two practices charact