USTR seeks input in developing forced labor strategy, tools

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking public comment on its efforts to develop a “focused trade strategy” for combatting forced labor, which will include existing and “potential new” trade tools, the agency said in a Federal Register notice this week. USTR announced its “first ever” forced labor strategy in January, which it said was part of the Biden administration’s larger goal of “address[ing] the systems that make communities vulnerable to labor exploitation.” “The strategy will identify priorities...