Nonprofit groups have applauded an investigation on trade in goods made with forced labor but say that the Trump administration should go further to enforce its own laws By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson ...

Two days of hearings with supply chain stakeholders and human rights advocates took place in Washington this week as the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s accelerated Section 301 ...

Ministers urged to work with survivor groups on formal apology as many victims are nearing end of their lives The UK government must urgently issue a formal apology for the state’s role in forced ...

The United States late Thursday opened trade probes into 60 of its biggest partners to determine whether their policies on goods made with forced labor—or lack thereof—are undercutting U.S. commerce, ...

The Trump administration's top trade official launched investigations Thursday into dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, flexing a law that lets the federal government ...

When Sara hears the stories of migrant women who were forced into marriages as children, she feels heartbroken on a deeply personal level. During her schooling years in an overseas country, her life ...

President Trump on Tuesday said he “might” have forced Israel’s hand to strike Iran first, saying his opinion was that the Islamic Republic was going to launch a military strike first. “It was my ...

China recently reached a record $1.1 trillion trade surplus in spite of President Trump's tariffs. Trade data shows that the relocation of manufacturing to lower tariff Asian countries in recent years ...

Senate Bill No. 396, filed by Sen. Panfilo ”Ping” Lacson, is an ideal law that punishes the culprits, whether parents or children, who transgress the law or abandon their social and filial obligations ...

In 2023, the Global Slavery Index suggested that in Malaysia, 6.3 out of every 1,000 people were affected by modern slavery – up from 4.2 per 1,000 in 2016, ranking it above regional neighbours ...

The European Union’s new Forced Labor Regulation will require companies to identify and eliminate forced labor in their operations and supply chains, Human Rights Watch and the Cornell Global Labor ...

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