US blocked imports worth nearly USD 500 million due to Uyghur forced labour

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The US Customs and Border Patrol has blocked nearly USD 500 million worth of imports from entering American ports this year ... made "wholly or in part" by Uyghur forced labour ...

The decision comes as more Western governments are taking action against companies whose products and supply chains involve forced labour by the Uyghurs in Xinjiang ...

.... the value of blocked shipments this year has already reached nearly two-thirds of last year's figure ...

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22 Jan 2024

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Date:

16 Mar 2023

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Langues disponibles: English
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15 Mar 2023

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15 Aoû 2022

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11 Aoû 2022

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27 Jul 2022

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4 Jul 2022

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Article

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21 Jui 2022

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Date:

21 Jui 2022

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Article

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21 Jui 2022

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Langues disponibles: English
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Date:

21 Jui 2022

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Article

Langues disponibles: English
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21 Jui 2022

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Article

Langues disponibles: English, 日本語
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19 Jui 2022

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13 Jui 2022

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Date:

11 Avr 2022

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Article

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Date:

4 Jan 2022

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Article

Langues disponibles: English, 日本語
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Date:

23 Déc 2021

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Article

Langues disponibles: English, 日本語
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Date:

17 Déc 2021

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Article

Langues disponibles: English
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Date:

5 Fév 2021

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Article

Langues disponibles: English
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Date:

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23 Sep 2020

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US blocked imports worth nearly USD 500 million due to Uyghur forced labour

Chronologie

USA: Chinese seafood, aluminum & footwear factories added to US entity list over alleged forced labour links

USA: 26 textile firms added to forced labour entity list over alleged link with labour camps in Xinjiang

USA: DOL official says conducting due diligence on forced labour in Xinjiang "impossible", only way to comply with UFLPA is not to operate there

Taiwan: Cabinet considers ban on import and export of goods made with forced labour

Etats-Unis : Des véhicules de Volkswagen retenus dans les ports en raison d'une pièce liée à des allégations de travail forcé au Xinjiang

USA: Lawmakers urge administration to intensify actions against imports tied to Chinese forced labour, including e-commerce loopholes used by Shein and Temu

USA: Congress members ask SEC to require Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein certify products are forced labour-free; incl. company comment

US blocked imports worth nearly USD 500 million due to Uyghur forced labour

$30m fashion imports stopped for UFLPA checks

US releases a third of electronics detained under China forced labour law, data shows

China: Laboratory Results Finds Shein Garment Samples Shipped to the U.S. Contain Cotton Sourced from Xinjiang

China: Xinjiang exports to US drop in September but still higher year on year despite forced labour law

Chine : Le rapport de l'ONU conclut que le travail forcé existe dans le Xinjiang

USA: Piles of solar panels held at border since Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act came into force

Uzbekistan: Korean trading company POSCO Intl. seeing rapid increase in profit from Uzbekistan cotton sales after Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Bangladesh and Vietnam: Businesses alarmed over risk of 'cotton laundering' following US Xinjiang cotton ban

China: Forced labour red flags in car battery supply chain

USA: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act comes into force

China denounces Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act as destabilising supply chains and creating unemployment

USA: Companies warn of shipment delays as Uyghur forced labour ban enters into force

USA: Fashion industry explores supply chain digitalisation as Uyghur forced labour ban comes into force

Global coalition urges companies not to dump Uyghur-linked goods in non-US markets in wake of forced labour ban

美国《维吾尔强迫劳动预防法案》生效在即，美国海关实操指南全面分析

USA: Department of Homeland Security releases Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Strategy

美国《防止强迫维吾尔人劳动法》及其《操作指南》的全面梳理

USA: Government guidance on Uyghur forced labour ban released

USA: Human rights activists and labour leaders call for stringent enforcement as Uyghur product ban set to take effect in June 2022

China: Olympic Committee urged to disclose due diligence steps taken to identify and eliminate materials in merchandise produced with alleged Uyghur forced labour

USA: Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act signed into law

USA: Congress passes bill requiring companies to prove goods imported from China's Xinjiang region are free from forced labour

USA: Coalition demands companies to disclose lobbying against Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; includes company responses

USA: Apple, Nike and Coca-Cola among companies reportedly lobbying Congress to weaken Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Bill

USA: House of Representatives votes in favour of law aimed at preventing import of goods produced by ethnic minority forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region