Canada’s Fighting against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chain Act went into effect on January 1, 2024, and the first annual filing is due on or before May 31, 2024. Any company doing business in Canada must file by...more
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As previously reported in earlier client alerts, the United States has long prohibited the importation of goods made through forced labor. With respect to China, a...more
Under increasing scrutiny by the United States and other countries, China is being held to task for its treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Using terms like “genocide” and “crimes against humanity” the US Government is...more
For decades the United States has prohibited the importation of merchandise mined, produced or manufactured, wholly or in part, in any foreign country, by forced or indentured labor – including forced child labor. Such...more
It depends. A force majeure clause typically refers to “acts of God,” defined generally as ‘an act occasioned exclusive by violence of nature without the interference of any human agency.’...more