With new law, U.S. takes on slavery by banning forced labor imports

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

With new law, U.S. takes on slavery by banning forced labor imports

Reuters
By Sebastien Malo
5 hours ago

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - President Barack Obama signed a bill on Wednesday barring the import of goods produced by forced labor from entering the United States, throwing the weight of the U.S. market into the fight against global slavery.

Shipments derived from slavery, from fish to electronics and cocoa, will be kept out of the country under the new law that closes a legal loophole that allowed import of goods derived from forced labor if U.S. demand exceeded domestic production, officials said.

The measure closing the loophole from the Tariff Act of 1930 was included in a wider trade enforcement bill, which Obama signed into law at the White House in Washington.

“The mere deterrent effect of closing this loophole is a great step forward," Gil Kerlikowske, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told reporters on a conference call. "We're going to make sure that is heavily noted throughout the world.”





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[ForgoTheConsequence]

1. Hillaristas wont like this.

They love forced labor. That's why they attack Bernie for not supporting a bill that would allow it.

[Milliesmom]

2. Shrimp

I hope that ban includes all the shelled ready to cook/eat shrimp from Thailand .

[FLPanhandle]

3. The shelves of Walmart would be mostly empty if we were serious about this.

The US has never stopped using slave labor, we just rely on foreign slaves now.

[Stryst]

4. These companies should just learn a lesson from Apple

...when children are seen working in a factory that produces your companies goods, just say that they're "interns".