BRUSSELS – The US fashion industry is urging the European Union (EU) to take on board lessons learned in the US as it prepares to introduce legislation to ban the sale of products made with forced labour in the single market.
Four major trade bodies – the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), National Retail Federation (NRF), Retail Industry Leaders (RILA), and US Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) – have combined with the US-based Joint Association Forced Labor Working Group to share their views with the EU.
The EU has been consulting on its plans to introduce new legislation which would follow similar moves in the US, such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), to ban imports of products made with forced labour.
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