March 18, 2021 4:36PM ET

Lawmakers Finger China as ‘Forced Labor’ Offender

U.S. lawmakers are mulling measures to improve enforcement efforts to prevent goods made with forced labor from entering the country. — Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) before a committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday March 3, 2021. Today the House will vote on H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021, an election reform bill pushed by Democrats, as Congressional negotiations over additional COVID relief continue.

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As forced labor casts an increasingly long shadow over the global supply chain, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is mulling measures to improve enforcement efforts, promote greater transparency, hold violators accountable and close any remaining loopholes in trade law that make exceptions for goods made with modern slavery. “The United States is a country…

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