The US Congress is finally working to ban these common goods made by slaves and children
Source: Quartz
The US Congress is finally working to ban these common goods made by slaves and children
Written by
Marc Bain
1 hour ago
Shrimp from Thailand, pornography from the Philippines and coffee from Colombia could all soon face new bans on entering the US.
A wide-ranging bill passed by the US Congress yesterday (Feb. 11) includes a new provision that would finally prevent imports of goods made by child or forced labor, the Associated Press reports. According to the US Bureau of International Labor Affairs, a list of 350 common products from countries around the world are made with forced and child labor, at least in some instances.
Since 1930, a loophole in US law has allowed goods produced under such conditions to come into the US, if consumers couldnt get them otherwise. The new bill, which among other things would ban taxing access to the internet, would close it.
Its an outrage this loophole persisted for so long, Sen. Ron Wyden told the AP. No product made by people held against their will, or by children, should ever be imported to the United States.
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napi21
(45,806 posts)What else is hidden inside the bill that we WOULDN'T like?
valerief
(53,235 posts)glaze.