Preparing Supply Chains for Uyghur Forced Labor Law Compliance
More than ever before, companies must know the intricacies of their supply chains. Chief among the pressures to better understand where exactly goods stem from is a growing spate of due diligence legislation, including the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in the United States.\nSigned in December and going into effect in June, this law expands the burden of proof for importers. Companies bringing goods into the United States already face Withhold Release Orders (WROs) on products with certain materials\u2014including cotton\u2014that were thought to be associated with forced labor in China\u2019s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. With UFLPA, the scope of banned imports extends to all merchandise with an origin in the XUAR\u2014whether or not there is evidence of potential forced labor.\nThis conversation between MeiLin Wan, vice president, textile sales at\xa0Applied DNA Sciences; Andrew Samet, principal at trade consulting firm Sorini, Samet & Associates; and Edward Hertzman, founder and president of Sourcing Journal, covers what to expect as UFLPA goes into effect.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices