The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced proposed rule changes that would take into account "inaction" by foreign governments in a number of policy areas as part of the calculation of anti-dumping and countervailing duties.

This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) both published announcements of updates related to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) is taking action to investigate Nike Canada Corp. and Dynasty Gold Corp. for allegedly using forced Uyghur labor in their supply chains and operations, after the companies declined to enter into mediation over the complaints.

At a hearing today entitled Corporate Complicity: Subsidizing the PRC's Human Rights Violations, the Congressional Executive Commission on China discussed a number of trade/labor/human rights issues with Robert Silvers of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including the de minimis loophole, trans-shipment, and the forced

Last week, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the U.S. House of Representatives' Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released an interim report "detailing the preliminary findings of the Select Committee's bipartisan investigations into Chinese fast fashion brands, Shein

Last week, the Biden administration took new actions to keep forced labor practices out of the U.S. supply chain by adding additional Chinese companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List.

In a set of recommendations issued last week, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party called for several specific Congressional actions to address issues related to production in Xinjiang.