IPEF partners elect U.S. to chair Supply Chain Council, labor advisory board

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity members have picked the U.S. to lead two of the three bodies established under the framework’s Supply Chain Agreement, the Commerce Department announced on Tuesday following virtual talks. The U.S. will chair the Supply Chain Council and Labor Rights Advisory Board, Commerce said in a July 30 statement . India and Fiji, respectively, will serve as vice chairs. South Korea will chair the Crisis Response Network, with Japan as vice chair. Each country will lead...