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World Day Against Child Labor 2021
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World Day Against Child Labor 2021

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11 June 2021
Tomorrow is World Day Against Child Labour 2021. This year’s World Day Against Child Labour...

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Senate Finance Trade Subcommittee Leaders Urge Biden to Rejoin TPP in Op-Ed
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Senate Finance Trade Subcommittee Leaders Urge Biden to Rejoin TPP in Op-Ed

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14 June 2021
Senate Finance Trade Subcommittee Chair Tom Carper (D-DE) and Ranking Member John Cornyn (R-TX)...

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WSJ: U.S.-China Trade War Still Hurting American Companies
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WSJ: U.S.-China Trade War Still Hurting American Companies

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14 June 2021
Today the Wall Street Journal profiled an Ohio-based bedding company in an article illustrating...

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Senators Urge Biden to Pressure Nicaragua and Threaten CAFTA Status
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Senators Urge Biden to Pressure Nicaragua and Threaten CAFTA Status

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14 June 2021
Last week, a bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter to President Biden urging to him to...

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G7 Leaders Announce Joint Actions on Forced Labor, Taxes, and More
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G7 Leaders Announce Joint Actions on Forced Labor, Taxes, and More

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14 June 2021
The G7 leaders have agreed upon a set of actions to respond to forced labor in global supply...

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April Import Data Shows Huge Surge in Apparel Imports
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April Import Data Shows Huge Surge in Apparel Imports

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14 June 2021
As economies reopen following the COVID-19 shutdowns that tanked trade last Spring, it’s no...

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CBP Releases Updated Trade Statistics Through May
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CBP Releases Updated Trade Statistics Through May

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10 June 2021
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted their May 2021 Operational Update, noting that...

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USTR Outlines Worker-Centered Trade Policy at AFL-CIO Event
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USTR Outlines Worker-Centered Trade Policy at AFL-CIO Event

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10 June 2021
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivered remarks at an AFL-CIO town hall today...

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More Analysis of the Senate China Legislation
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More Analysis of the Senate China Legislation

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10 June 2021
David Spooner, USFIA Washington Counsel and Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, has provided USFIA...

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Biden and Johnson Sign New Atlantic Charter
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Biden and Johnson Sign New Atlantic Charter

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10 June 2021
Earlier today President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a new Atlantic...

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USTR Announces First USMCA Labor Council Meeting
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USTR Announces First USMCA Labor Council Meeting

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10 June 2021
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced that the first Labor Council of the...

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IMF Publishes Study about Benefits of Corporate Minimum Tax
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IMF Publishes Study about Benefits of Corporate Minimum Tax

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10 June 2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published a study highlighting how different types of...

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GFEMS Urges G7 to Eliminate Forced Labor
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GFEMS Urges G7 to Eliminate Forced Labor

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10 June 2021
The Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) published an open letter to the G7 leaders who are...

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DHS CCHT Voices Support for Uyghur Legislation
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DHS CCHT Voices Support for Uyghur Legislation

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10 June 2021
The DHS Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) recently sent out their June Quarterly...

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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Xinjiang
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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Xinjiang

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10 June 2021
Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held joint subcommittee hearing, Atrocities in...

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House Ways and Means Committee Asks CBP to Issue WRO on Xinjiang Polysilicon
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House Ways and Means Committee Asks CBP to Issue WRO on Xinjiang Polysilicon

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10 June 2021
Today, the members of the House Ways and Means Committee send a letter to CBP Acting Commissioner...

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