Key US Laws Targeting Child Labor in Global Supply Chains: Overview | Practical Law

Key US Laws Targeting Child Labor in Global Supply Chains: Overview | Practical Law

A Practice Note providing an overview of US laws and regulations addressing the use of child labor in global supply chains, including Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which are enforced by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) prohibition on agencies' procurement of products made by forced or indentured child labor, publications by the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) on child labor and forced labor globally, and sanctions and export controls administered by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), respectively, for human rights abuses.

Key US Laws Targeting Child Labor in Global Supply Chains: Overview

Practical Law Practice Note Overview w-039-6164 (Approx. 21 pages)

Key US Laws Targeting Child Labor in Global Supply Chains: Overview

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A Practice Note providing an overview of US laws and regulations addressing the use of child labor in global supply chains, including Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which are enforced by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) prohibition on agencies' procurement of products made by forced or indentured child labor, publications by the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) on child labor and forced labor globally, and sanctions and export controls administered by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), respectively, for human rights abuses.