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EXPLAINER – Sri Lanka’s forced labour import ban after U.S. tariff threats
The U.S. has proposed 12.5% tariff on Sri Lanka's exports given they contained imported goods using forced labours
Summary
The use of forced labour in global supply chains has become a major foreign policy and trade priority for Washington. By pressuring partners like Sri Lanka, the U. Economically, this policy could accelerate Sri Lanka's shift toward higher-value, ethical manufacturing.
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People
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake2
- Sri Lankan2
- Anil Jayantha Fernando
- ExportsSri Lanka
- Explainer
Organisations
- International Labour Organisation's C190 convention
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Sri Lankan Customs
- U.S. Trade Act
- Customs
- Finance
- USTR
Places
- United States2
- Bangladesh2
- Sri Lanka2
- ban?The United States
- Washington
- Pakistan
- Xinjiang
- China
Keywords
- forced2
- import2
- contained
- formally
- produced
- labours
- threats
- banned
- tariff
- after
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