Sixteen state attorneys general are asking the Security and Exchange Commission to block the listing of SHEIN -- or any other foreign-owned firm -- on a U.S. stock exchange unless a "truly independent" certification can be made that the company does not export goods made with forced labor.
The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) should "exercise restraint" in putting entities on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List and focus only on companies that are "clearly implicated" in the use of forced labor, international trade lawyer John Foote said in a blog post Aug. 28.The blog post focuses on Ninestar Corporation's case against FLETF and the potential impact of being included on the Entity List (see 2308230016).
The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) violated the Administrative Procedure Act by failing to provide any rationale for adding Chinese printer cartridge manufacturer Ninestar Corp., along with eight of its Zhuhai-based subsidiaries, to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, the companies, led by Ninestar, argued (Ninestar Corp., et al. v. U.S., CIT # 23-00182).
CBP in July identified 388 shipments valued at more than $107 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor, including goods subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, the agency said in its most recent operational statistics update. That's down from June, when CBP identified a total of 405 shipments valued at more than $239 million (see 2307190029). Also in July, CBP seized 1,698 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $165 million, the agency said.
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First Solar, a U.S.-based solar panel manufacturer, said a third-party audit found that its factories in Malaysia had workers who were victims of forced labor. The company disclosed the finding in its 2023 sustainability report, adding that some of its migrant employees were "subjected to unethical recruitment," passport retention practices and "unlawful retention of wages."
Five Republican senators, led by Marco Rubio of Florida, are asking the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force to add Contemporary Amperex Technology, Co. Limited (CATL) and its supplier and former subsidiary Xinjiang Zhicun Lithium to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list.
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