In a blog article before the November 2024 election, our GBHR Practice discussed how the pushback on ESG will not stop the tide towards higher human rights standards for companies. Notwithstanding an accelerated effort this...more
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming 555-6 majority, a landmark law that will establish a sweeping and forceful regulatory regime to prohibit any products made using forced labor from being...more
6/26/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
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Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
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Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On April 23, 2024, the European Parliament adopted, by an overwhelming 555-6 majority, a landmark law that will establish a sweeping and forceful regulatory regime to prohibit any products made using forced labor from being...more
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a new measure, H.R. 4039, which would prohibit any funding for programs within the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) that involve...more
4/9/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Funding ,
Human Rights ,
International Trade ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. House ,
USAID ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
Nine months after the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, the Biden Administration shows no signs of easing up on its tenacious enforcement of the Act’s import ban. At the same time, the...more
On June 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published guidance for importers regarding compliance requirements under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”),...more
6/20/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Due Diligence ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Importers ,
New Guidance ,
Required Documentation ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On February 3, Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Slave-Free Business Certification Act of 2022. The legislation aims to provide U.S. policymakers with greater assurances that companies...more
3/11/2022
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Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Slavery ,
State and Local Government ,
State Legislatures ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On January 7, New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (D) and Assemblywoman Anna R. Kelles (D) introduced the Fashion Sustainability Act into the New York State Legislature. If passed and signed into law, the Act would...more
2/1/2022
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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Fashion Industry ,
Human Rights ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
On March 10, 2021, the European Parliament approved a legislative measure by an overwhelming 504-79 majority that paves the way for a landmark set of regulations setting a corporate duty of care regarding environmental...more
3/26/2021
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Due Diligence ,
Duty of Care ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Human Rights ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
United States
On December 10, 2020, President Trump formally announced that the Government of Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco will normalize their bilateral relationship, marking the fourth Arab country that recognizes Israel as a result...more
In a landmark development, the European Union’s Foreign Ministers on December 8 approved an “Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy” that establishes a new mechanism for targeting systematic violators of human rights from...more
12/9/2020
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Biden Administration ,
Canada ,
China ,
Estonia ,
EU ,
EU Action Plans ,
Gibraltar ,
Global Magnitsky Act ,
Human Rights ,
Latvia ,
Lithuania ,
Obama Administration ,
Sanctions ,
Supply Chain ,
UK
The Australian Government has launched an online register that publishes companies’ statements on their compliance with the country’s Federal Modern Slavery Act of 2018. The website, which is searchable and available to the...more
9/1/2020
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Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Due Diligence ,
Human Rights ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Supply Chain ,
Trafficking ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
Websites
As the United States seeks to take more forceful action punishing China for its escalating human rights abuses against Muslim ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang autonomous region and the citizens of Hong Kong, international...more
7/22/2020
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Due Diligence ,
Enforcement ,
Forced Labor ,
Global Magnitsky Act ,
Human Rights ,
Muslims ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ,
Trump Administration
The Dutch Senate recently adopted the Child Labour Due Diligence Act, a new measure with far reaching implications for the sourcing, manufacturing, and consumption of products that contain inputs from the bodies of child...more
6/10/2019
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Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Global Market ,
Human Rights ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Netherlands ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Supply Chain ,
UK
On September 26, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 2200). The bill would reauthorize the Trafficking...more
10/1/2018
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Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Relations ,
Goods or Services ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Manufacturers ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain ,
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000