Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Anticipation remains for the receipt of the official set of instructions regarding the ban on importing goods produced using forced labour, Sri Lanka Customs states.

No official instruction regarding the implementation of this decision came from the relevant ministry so far.

The gazette notification relevant to banning the import of goods produced using forced labour was issued by the President dated the past 10th. That stood in accordance with an order made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.

The gazette notification, stating that the importation of any goods fully or partially mined, produced, or finished by forced labour is prohibited, was issued ...