What are the consequences for countries with products included on the List of products developed under the EO? Will they be penalized?
• The EO only affects US federal procurement. It is designed to make sure that federal agencies do not buy products made with forced or indentured child labor. The EO reinforces the current law (the Tariff Act, enforced by the DHS) prohibiting importation of products made with forced or indentured child labor. • There is nothing in the EO that provides for trade sanctions or penalties against countries. Current federal law already prohibits importing goods made with forced or indentured child labor. The EO requires federal contractors who furnish a product on the List to certify that forced or indentured child labor was not, in fact, used to make the product.
• The EO only affects federal procurement. It is designed to make sure that federal agencies do not buy products made with forced or indentured child labor. The EO reinforces the current law (the Tariff Act, enforced by the DHS) prohibiting importation of products made with forced or indentured child labor. • There is nothing in the EO that provides for trade sanctions or penalties against countries. Current federal law already prohibits importing goods made with forced or indentured child labor. The EO is not intended to prohibit federal agencies from buying a product that appears on the EO List published by DOL. Instead, it requires federal contractors who furnish such a product to make certifications designed to help ensure that forced or indentured child labor was not, in fact, used to make the product.
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