OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE ISSUES NOTICE: INITIATION OF SECTION 301 INVESTIGATIONS OF ACTS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES OF VARIOUS ECONOMIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE TO IMPOSE AND EFFECTIVELY ENFORCE A PROHIBITION ON THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS PRODUCED WITH FORCED LABOR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Office Of The United States Trade Representative has issued a notice called: Initiation of Section 301 Investigations of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 17 by Jennifer Thornton, General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Summary: The U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) is initiating investigations with respect to acts, policies, and practices of the economies listed in Annex A of this notice related to the failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importatio...