What is our government doing to keep goods made with child labor and forced labor out of our country?
• Several U.S. laws address the issue of the importation of goods made with forced labor and child labor. For instance, Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 prohibits the importation of merchandise produced in whole or in part with prison labor, forced labor, or indentured labor under penal sanction, including forced or indentured labor by children. The Tariff Act is enforced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). • The U.S. Department of Labor also carries out Congressionally-mandated activities to reduce the likelihood of goods made with forced labor or child labor being imported into the U.S. First, DOL carries out the mandates of Executive Order 13126 on the “Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor,” signed on June 12, 1999. The Executive Order is designed to prevent federal agencies from buying products that have been made with forced or indentured child labor. In addition, the Traffickin
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