DHS Bars 43 Chinese Companies From U.S. Imports in Largest Forced-Labor Crackdown
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Updated · abcnews.com · Jul 31
DHS Bars 43 Chinese Companies From U.S. Imports in Largest Forced-Labor Crackdown
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Jul 31
Summary
Forty-three Chinese companies were added Friday to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list, blocking their products from entering the United States in what DHS called its largest single-day action on Chinese forced-labor goods.
DHS said the companies were identified by the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force over allegations they used "slave labor" in China, framing the move as both a supply-chain enforcement step and a national-security measure.
The newly barred firms span aluminum, apparel, copper, cotton and tomato sectors, with named companies including Kuitun Yadasi Textile Co. and Xinjiang Nuziline Bio-Pharmaceutical Co.
The additions bring the UFLPA entity list to 187 companies; the 2021 law bans goods from Xinjiang unless importers can prove they were not made with Uyghur forced labor.