Forced Labor Takes Center Stage in Trade Policy
This piece was originally published in Sourcing Journal on 3-24-26. By Tara Winter Recent headlines have made one thing clear: forced labor has officially entered the trade war. The Trump administration’s move to investigate 60 trading partners for forced labor under Section 301 of the Trade Act—with the potential to impose tariffs—marks a turning point. What […]
Transparentem Statement on USTR Section 301 Forced Labor Investigations
Yesterday, the U.S. Trade Representative initiated forced labor investigations into 60 of the United States’ largest trading partners under Section 301 of the Trade Act, a trade enforcement tool historically used to levy tariffs. The stated rationale for the investigations is to determine if those partners have failed to prevent the import of goods produced […]