Jakarta, June 4 -- The Indonesian government is reviewing and preparing an official response to an investigation by the United States Trade Representative (USTR), which examined several countries' policies regarding efforts to prevent the import of goods produced using forced labor.

"We are reviewing the USTR's announcement regarding the results of an interim investigation into the policies and practices of several countries related to efforts to prevent imported goods produced using forced labor," Haryo Limanseto, spokesperson for the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, said on Thursday.

In a document titled "Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure to Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibitio...