UFLPA enforcement plummeting under Trump

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New report says US enforcement of law designed to block imports of products made with forced labour has fallen dramatically since inauguration

WASHINGTON DC - Enforcement of the US Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA), which bans imports of products including cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, has dropped dramatically since the inauguration of President Trump, according to a new report.

The study, by leading forced labour experts Laura Murphy and Charlotte Tate, assesses the first three years of UFLPA under which 16,755 shipments worth close to $3.7 billion have been blocked by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) since it was signed off by former President Joe Biden.

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