Trump admin advances tariffs on goods linked to forced labor, focusing on China’s Xinjiang region. Officials cite human rights concerns as nonprofits push for stricter enforcement of import bans. A strategic use of trade policy to address supply chain abuses. #forcedlabor #trade

https://wesearch.press/s/trump-administration-pushes-forward-with-tariffs-based-on-fo-3b43a209?utm_source=social&utm_medium=auto&utm_campaign=mastodon

"Sandra Wisner, director of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto, got together with some of her colleagues and submitted a complaint with the Canada Border Services Agency about American produce and products made in the U.S. with prison labor, specifically in Alabama. Their argument? The Canadian law that was meant to ban goods made by forced labor in China applies just as much to the U.S., and it's hard to not see their point."
https://www.jalopnik.com/2160402/forced-labor-goods-illegal-canada-car-manufacturers/

#CarCulture #ForcedLabor #TradeRelations

Labubu Dolls Linked to Banned Xinjiang Cotton, Raising U.S. Import Concerns

Labubu doll clothes found with Xinjiang cotton. U.S. may ban imports. Pop Mart investigating. See what this means for buyers.

#LabubuDolls, #XinjiangCotton, #ImportBan, #PopMart, #ForcedLabor

https://newsletter.tf/labubu-dolls-xinjiang-cotton-us-import-ban/

16 out of 20 tested Labubu dolls had Xinjiang cotton in their clothes, raising concerns about U.S. import bans.

#LabubuDolls, #XinjiangCotton, #ImportBan, #PopMart, #ForcedLabor
https://newsletter.tf/labubu-dolls-xinjiang-cotton-us-import-ban/

US Charges Chinese Nationals in Myanmar Scam Compounds

The US has charged two Chinese nationals, Jiang Wen Jie and Huang Xingshang, with running forced-labor scam compounds in Myanmar that targeted Americans to the tune of at least $7.2 billion in 2025. Authorities have also seized over 503 domains used to perpetrate the fraud, dealing a significant blow to the scam operations.

https://osintsights.com/us-charges-chinese-nationals-in-myanmar-scam-compounds?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#UschinaRelations #ForcedLabor #ScamCompounds #WireFraud #SoutheastAsia

🎬 Malgré-elles (2012)

Subtitles available:
🇵🇹 Portuguese

⬇️ Download https://app.box.com/s/fst9h8hxpe7yht0jxvc5rlecqt63gh5j

🎞 IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2325516/

▶️ Watch the video here 👇
https://m.ok.ru/video/6644857834082

#MalgreElles #Drama #War #Historical #FrenchCinema #DenisMalleval #WWII #Identity #ForcedLabor

Today in Labor History March 30, 1930: Three thousand workers, mostly African-American, began construction on the Hawks Nest Tunnel in West Virginia. The employer cut costs by failing to provide safety equipment. Additionally, bosses forced the men to work 10-15-hour days, often at gunpoint, without breaks and without masks to protect themselves from the silicon dust. Consequently, hundreds of workers died of silicosis. Possibly over 1,000 people, one-third of the entire workforce, died from silicosis, in one of America’s worst cases of mass workplace mortality.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #workplaceinjury #WorkplaceDeaths #HawksNest #racism #silicosis #forcedlabor #slavery #BlackMastodon #PPE #africanamerican

They're calling this #forcedlabor but it looks pretty close to #humantrafficking to me.

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#Northkorea workers in #Russia endure abuse, near-zero pay: report - The Korea Herald
https://m.koreaherald.com/article/10702475