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April 30, 2024 Wall Street Journal

China Moving Forced Laborers Amid U.S. Crackdown, Biden Official Says

Forced laborers are being transferred from China’s Xinjiang region to elsewhere in the country in growing numbers, a Biden administration official said, a problem that could test corporate efforts to comply with a U.S. supply-chain crackdown.

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April 26, 2024 Sourcing Journal

Canadian Ombudsperson Closes Hugo Boss Uyghur Forced Labor Probe

Ottawa’s corporate ethics watchdog has dropped its review of Hugo Boss’s Canadian arm following the withdrawal of a complaint alleging its supply chain used and benefited from Uyghur forced labor.

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April 23, 2024 Euronews

EU to Ban Forced-Labour Products in Move Mostly Targeted at China

The European Parliament has approved sweeping new rules designed to stamp out products tainted with forced labour from the EU market.

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March 26, 2024 The Globe and Mail

Federal Watchdog Finds Canadian Firm ‘Contributed to Use of Forced Labour’ in China

A watchdog created by the federal government to probe corporate wrongdoing abroad says Vancouver-based Dynasty Gold Corp DYG-X has contributed to the use of forced labour at a mine in Xinjiang, China, and is asking Ottawa to cut off future trade support for the company.

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March 20, 2024 Oakham Nub News

Rutland and Melton MP Joins Officials Demanding Action on Uyghur Forced Labour in Solar Supply Chains

On Monday 18 March 2024, Alicia Kearns MP submitted a joint statement to the Secretaries of State for FCDO, BT and ESNZ, calling for action to end Uyghur forced labour in the UK's solar industry's supply chains.

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March 5, 2024 EU Observer

EU Agrees Rules to Ban Products Made with Forced Labour

The EU reached a provisional agreement on Tuesday (5 March) to ban products made with forced labour from entering or exiting the single market.

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March 4, 2024 Politico

On Chinese Forced Labor, Europe Plays Catch-up With the US

An EU ban on imported goods made using forced labor would be weaker than existing U.S. legislation — and risks turning the bloc into a “dumping ground,” campaigners warn.

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February 28, 2024 WSR-Network

No Bar too Low: Social Auditing State-Sponsored Forced Labor

Are there truly no red lines for the social auditing industry? The Löning-Volkswagen case shows that there remain firms still willing to perform cursory audits to suit their clients’ business needs – not human rights responsibilities.

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February 9, 2024 Sourcing Journal

EU Council Delays Critical CSDDD Vote. Now What?

The European Council postponed on Friday a pivotal vote that many have characterized as mandatory supply chain oversight’s make-or-break moment.

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February 8, 2024 Sourcing Journal

EU’s Forced Labor Proposal Still Needs Improvement, Rights Groups Say

The European Union might be gearing up for final negotiations over a much-anticipated regulation that would bar products made with forced labor from the world’s largest single market, but several “key” issues still need to be considered to make it a success, dozens of civil society groups and trade unions said this week.

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