U.S. cites forced labor concerns as grounds for new tariffs
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries after determining they had failed to curb trade in goods made with forced labor, an assertion that U.S. trading partners rejected.
The proposal from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office, issued late on Tuesday, comes from a Section 301 unfair trade practices investigation designed to help rebuild U.S. President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in February.
Despite laws banning them, products of forced labor are deeply embedded in global supply chains. Business leaders said the U.S. move created more confusion for companies trying to police the sources of products.
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