When the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law on Dec. 23, 2021, it promised to be groundbreaking in moving U.S. supply chains away from the People’s Republic of China. The ...

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A research firm contracted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a report on forced labor in the global supply chain, the role it plays in international trade and how the U.S.

For more than a century and a half, California has outlawed forced labor. But there has always been an exception for one group — people in prison. The state Constitution specifically prohibits slavery ...

In a rare near-unanimous vote, the U.S. Congress passed the landmark Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in December 2021. Since coming into force in June 2022, the law has banned the import of ...

Jordan Embree is a research associate in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation. British parliamentarian William Wilberforce’s legacy rests on his bold public stance ...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday urged companies worldwide to intensify efforts to prevent forced labor, a pervasive issue that continues to effect approximately 27.6 million individuals, ...

Forced labour, including forced child labour, is still widespread across the world. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that globally there are around 27.6 million people in a ...

Is Central Asia Still Russia’s Backyard? The new U.S.-Malaysia trade agreement’s forced labor import ban requirement may pose new risks for Taiwanese electronics firms. But it’s also an opportunity to ...