The European Union's efforts to adopt a regulation on forced labor are progressing, as Parliament has moved the regulation forward, but finalizing the regulation could stretch into next year.

In the U.S. federal court challenge to a U.S. government decision to include them on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, Chinese company Ninestar and its subsidiaries have now filed their reply to the U.S. brief that argued for dismissal of the case and

A bipartisan group of members of Congress has written a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator, "urging him to take immediate action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) Chinese fishing fleets that operate globally," including consultations and, possibly, "corrective action."

In response to a challenge by Chinese companies to their inclusion on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, the U.S. government has now filed a brief asking a U.S. court to dismiss the case and deny the injunction requested by the companies.

The Biden administration released an update to an advisory on Xinjiang supply chains this week and also added three more entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. The bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China expressed support for the Entity List move.

A Canadian government office established to oversee corporate behavior will be investigating several Canadian companies with alleged ties to the use of forced Uyghur labor.

A Chinese company and its subsidiaries have filed a complaint in U.S. federal court challenging a U.S. government decision to include them on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List.