Day: March 13, 2026

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 […]