Forced Labor Human Rights Trade Measures
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-02-21 — China Trade Relations Act of 2025: cross-connection with china-ntr-human-rights-conditionality: Both use trade-eligibility levers (NTR withdrawal; forced-labor import bans) as enforcement mechanisms for human-rights standards. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-07-28 — Actions by the United States in the Investigations Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor: Presidential Section 301 action initiated investigations/actions against 60 economies for failing to impose and effectively enforce prohibitions on importing goods produced with forced labor, extending an established trade tool to a broad set of trading partners. (novelty: 3)
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Contributing findings
Actions by the United States in the Investigations Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 of the Acts, Policies, and Practices of 60 Economies Related to the Failure of Each Economy To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor
28-jul-2026
novelty 3
per-area 2
strengthens