The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener, accusing both of being involved in the use of forced labor from China’s far-west region of Xinjiang.

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US bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor

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The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener. The agency on

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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener. The agency on Wednesday accused the companies of being involved in the use of forced labor from China’s far-west region of Xinjiang. The action broadens the scope of a U.S. government effort to clean up supply chains and comes under a federal law …

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Latest additions to Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act’s entity list show American drive to rid its supply chain of forced labour presses on.

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US bans Chinese steel, food-additives firms over Xinjiang human rights

The United States will prohibit imports from two companies in China that are accused of using forced labor of Uyghurs in the country’s Xinjiang region. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that it added Changzhou Guanghui Food Ingredients Co., Ltd. and Baowu Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., companies that manufacture artificial sweeteners and steel, to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List. This le…

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The action broadens the scope of the U.S. effort to prevent products that the government claims are linked to human rights violations from entering the country. The additions to the list of entities under the Uighur Forced Labor Prevention Act mark the first time that a China-based steel company or aspartame sweetener company has been targeted by U.S. authorities, the Department said. “Today's actions reaffirm our commitment to eliminate forced …

A ação alarga o âmbito do esforço dos EUA para impedir a entrada no país de produtos que o governo afirma estarem ligados a violações dos direitos humanos.   As adições à lista de entidades sob a Lei de Prevenção do Trabalho Forçado Uigur marcam a primeira vez que uma empresa siderúrgica ou uma empresa de adoçante aspartame, com sede na China, são alvo das autoridades dos EUA, disse o Departamento. "As ações de hoje reafirmam o nosso compromisso…

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US bans types of products from China due to alleged forced labor

washington — The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener, accusing both of being involved in the use of forced labor from China's far-west region of Xinjiang. 
The action broadens the scope of the U.S. effort to stop products from entering the country that the government says are tied to human rights abuses. 
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Enforcement of the law initially targeted solar products, tomatoes, cotton and apparel, but over the last several months, the U.S. government has identified new sectors for enforcement, including aluminum and seafood.

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