United States Block Goods from Five Firms Involved in Forced Labor at Border

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has blocked the import of products from five different countries suspected to have been made with forced labor in a recent anti-slavery crackdown.

The seizing of goods made on September 30^th include clothing from China, diamonds from Zimbabwe, rubber gloves from Malaysia, gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo and charred animal bones from Brazil.

Thanks to a law made a few years back, it is illegal to import goods into the United States from companies that have any involvement with forced labor.

“It’s exciting to see CBP’s progress towards robust enforcement of this law,” said Annick Febrey, head of government and corporate relations at the Human Trafficking Institute. “This is a clear signal to companies that they need due diligence procedures in place that prevent forced labor in their supply chain if they want to sell in the United States.”