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Name of Resource | 1. US Tariff Act of 1930, as amended |
Type | Legislation |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Congress |
Entry into force / date of approval | 1930 |
Description | Section 307 of the Act prohibits the importation into the United States of merchandise mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labour, forced labour or indentured labour– including forced or indentured child labour (19 U.S.C. 1307). Such merchandise is subject to exclusion and/or seizure, and may lead to criminal investigation of the importer(s). According to implementing regulations (19 CFR § 12.42), when information, reasonably but not conclusively, indicates that merchandise within the purview of this provision is being imported, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may issue withhold release orders. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title19/pdf/USCODE-2010-title19-chap4.pdf |
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Name of Resource | 2. Executive Order 13126—Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor |
Type | Legislation |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | President |
Entry into force / date of approval | 12 June 1999 |
Description | Executive Order 13126 is intended to ensure that U.S. federal agencies do not procure goods made by forced or indentured child labour. That goal is consistent with current laws that, among other things, outlaw the importation of products made by forced or indentured child labour. Under procurement regulations implementing the Executive Order, federal contractors who supply products on a list published by the Department of Labor must certify that they have made a good faith effort to determine whether forced or indentured child labour was used to produce the items listed. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-products-print |
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Name of Resource | 12. Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 |
Type | Legislation |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Congress |
Entry into force / date of approval | 24 February 2016 |
Description | Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 prohibits the importation to the United States of “all goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labour or/and forced labour or/and indentured labour.” However, the original law included an exception for any imports not made “in such quantities in the United States to meet the consumptive demands of the United States.” The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 eliminated the long-standing exception to the general prohibition on the importation of goods made with forced or indentured labour, including forced child labour, to meet the “consumptive demand” of the United States. |
Availability | ENG: https://congress.gov.bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5430/text |
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Name of Resource | 13. Responsible Sourcing Tool |
Type | Practical/implementation tool |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Enacting authority | State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Verité |
Entry into force / date of approval | 16 May 2016 |
Description | The Responsible Sourcing Tool is a website created to help federal contractors, acquisitions personnel and any company visualize and understand the risks of human trafficking in supply chains, as well as the mechanisms to implement effective, comprehensive management systems to detect, prevent, and combat trafficking. The website contains an in-depth examination of 11 key sectors and 43 commodities at risk for human trafficking or trafficking-related practices, as well as 10 comprehensive, downloadable risk-management tools, and tailored tools for the seafood sector and the food and beverage sector. The tools include items such as a sample code of conduct, a sample vendor agreement, a tool on screening and evaluating labour recruiters, a sample supplier and subcontractor self-assessment, and a model compliance plan for the FAR. The resources and tools are not meant to be exhaustive or determinative, but should allow stakeholders and federal contractors in particular, to better focus their efforts in reducing or eliminating risks of human trafficking in supply chains. |
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Name of Resource | 14. Responsible Business Conduct. First National Action Plan for the United States of America |
Type | Policy |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Secretary of State |
Entry into force / date of approval | 16 December 2016 |
Description | Through partnerships with the private sector, labour groups, civil society, other governments, and international organizations, the United States has fought corruption overseas by encouraging companies to embrace high standards of responsible business conduct. To encourage these efforts, the United States launched its first-ever National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct. This process is meant to enhance coordination within the U.S. government, push for higher standards and a more level playing field globally, and strengthen public-private coordination to help U.S. companies attain their responsible conduct goals in a variety of environments around the world. |
Availability | ENG: https://mk0globalnapshvllfq4.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NAP-USA.pdf |
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Name of Resource | 15. Child Labour Cocoa Coordination Group |
Type | Report |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Global |
Enacting authority | Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), Child Labour Cocoa Coordination Group |
Entry into force / date of approval | 2017 |
Description | ILAB was instrumental in the formation of the Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group (CLCCG) – an innovative public-private partnership with the aim of rooting out abusive labour practices in the cocoa supply chain. The CLCCG brings together the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, as well as representatives of the International Chocolate and Cocoa Industry to ensure that projects are complementary and sufficient resources are directed towards addressing priority needs. Since its establishment in 2010, the CLCCG has brought more stakeholders to the table – helping to spark dialogue and collaboration between governments, chocolate companies, civil society, and international organizations. The partnerships that have stemmed from the CLCCG have been seen as a model of coordination, collaboration, and information-sharing by governments and companies at home and abroad. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.antislaverycommissioner.co.United Kingdom/media/1201/modern-slavery-a-council-guide.pdf |
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Name of Resource | 16. Comply Chain: Business Tools for Labor Compliance in Global Supply Chains |
Type | Traceability/practical tool, Interactive source |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Enacting authority | Department of Labor |
Entry into force / date of approval | 2017 |
Description | The Department of Labor’s Comply Chain app targets companies and industry groups seeking to develop robust social compliance systems for their global production. Comply Chain provides practical, step-by-step guidance on eight critical elements of social compliance, and is designed for companies that do not have a social compliance system in place or those needing to strengthen their existing systems. An integrated social compliance system includes: engaging stakeholders and partners, assessing risks and impacts, developing a code of conduct, communicating and training across the supply chain, monitoring compliance, remediating violations, independent review and reporting performance. The app contains many examples of specific good practices that companies, industry groups, and multi-stakeholder initiatives have put in place in these eight areas. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.dol.gov/ilab/complychain/ |
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Name of Resource | 17. Sweat & Toil: Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking Around the World |
Type | Report/Analysis, Research, Interactive source |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Enacting authority | Department of Labor (DOL) |
Entry into force / date of approval | 2017 |
Description | Sweat & Toil: Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking Around the World is a comprehensive resource developed by DOL’s International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) documenting child and forced labour worldwide. Data and research in this Sweat & Toil app are taken from ILAB's three flagship reports: Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor; List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor; and List of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor. Five things you can do with this app are: check countries' efforts to eliminate child labour; find child labour data; browse goods produced with child or forced labour; review laws and ratifications; and see what governments can to do end child labour. |
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Name of Resource | 18. Sanctions for Forced Labor and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
Type | Legislation/Sanctions |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Congress |
Entry into force / date of approval | 2 August 2017 |
Description | Federal legislation: Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, P.L. 115-44, further strengthened existing legislative sanctions authorities to combat forced labour and slavery overseas of North Koreans and established a rebuttable presumption that certain significant goods produced or manufactured via North Korean labour are subject to U.S. entry prohibitions. Various publications from the Department of State and the Treasury Department have provided program specific documents related to CAATSA. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.state.gov/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-sanctions/ |
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Name of Resource | 19. Executive Order - Zero Tolerance for Human Trafficking in City Service Contracts and Purchasing and Comprehensive Anti-trafficking Strategic Plan – City of Houston |
Type | Policy/Standard |
Country / jurisdiction | City of Houston, Texas, United States of America |
Enacting authority | City of Houston, Texas, United States of America |
Entry into force / date of approval | October 2017 |
Description | The City of Houston (“City”) spends hundreds of millions of dollars of public funds yearly on goods and services. The City seeks to use best efforts so that taxpayer dollars do not contribute to trafficking in persons. The City recognizes its purchasing decisions can benefit or protect workers around the world and public safety and morals are served by avoiding expenditures that could be used to commit human rights violations and social and environmental harm. In its role as a market participant, the City seeks to assure the integrity of the procurement process is not undermined by substandard labour practices or purchase of services provided or goods made under exploitative or unsustainable conditions. The City of Houston has a robust anti-trafficking program and multi-pronged strategic plan, which has been credited as the nation’s first comprehensive municipal response to human trafficking. This plan and other toolkits that focus on policy chances, outreach initiatives, and multi-media public awareness campaigns are downloadable. There are also mentorship programmes. |
Availability | ENG: http://www.houstontx.gov/execorders/1-56.pdf |
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Name of Resource | 20. The Defense Contingency Contracting Handbook Version 5 |
Type | Guidance |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Department of Defense |
Entry into force / date of approval | April 2017 |
Description | In Chapter 1 of the handbook, there is a section titled Combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) that provides a general overview of the legal definition of trafficking, as well as the DoD’s zero tolerance policy towards TIP. It includes policy and guidance that can be applied to all contracts and provides a step by step action procedure for those who are faced with a situation involving human trafficking. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/ccap/cc/jcchb/DCC_Handbook_v.5_April2017.pdf |
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Name of Resource | 21. 2018 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor |
Type | Report/Analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor |
Entry into force / date of approval | 2018 |
Description | The Department of Labor's annual Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor focuses on the efforts of certain U.S. trade beneficiary countries and territories to eliminate the worst forms of child labour through legislation, enforcement mechanisms, policies and social programs. The Report presents: findings on the prevalence and sectoral distribution of the worst forms of child labour in each country; country-specific suggestions for government action (since 2009); individual country assessments that identify where Significant, Moderate, Minimal, or No Advancement has been made (since 2011); the Report serves as a resource to foreign governments, NGOs, academics and policymakers working on labour and human rights issues. It helps inform Congress and Executive Branch agencies that formulate labour and trade policy and is an important resource for the Department in assessing future technical assistance and research priorities as it seeks to combat child labour around the world. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ILAB/child_labor_reports/tda2018/ChildLabourReportBook.pdf |
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Name of Resource | 22. Interagency Task Force on Forced Labor in Fishing in International Waters |
Type | Report/Analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Department of Justice |
Entry into force / date of approval | 2018 |
Description | Senate Report (115-139) accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (P.L. 115-141) directed the Department of Justice to lead a multi-agency task force to address the legal and jurisdictional issues related to forced labour in fishing in international waters. The goal is to convene federal agencies that handle law enforcement, labour law, and international issues to develop a report and recommendations for a coordinated response to address the complex legal and jurisdictional issues involved. |
Availability | ENG: TBD at a later date |
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Name of Resource | 23. 2018 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor |
Type | Report/Analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Enacting authority | Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor |
Entry into force / date of approval | 2018 |
Description | The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) maintains a list of goods and their source countries which it has reason to believe are produced by child labour or forced labour in violation of international standards, as required under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 and subsequent reauthorizations. The List of Goods Produced by child or forced labour comprises 148 goods from 76 countries, as of 20 September 2018. ILAB maintains the List primarily to raise public awareness about forced and child labour around the world and to promote efforts to combat them; it is not intended to be punitive, but rather to serve as a catalyst for more strategic and focused coordination and collaboration among those working to address these problems. Publication of the List has resulted in new opportunities for ILAB to engage with foreign governments to combat forced and child labour. It is also a valuable resource for researchers, advocacy organizations and companies wishing to carry out risk assessments and engage in due diligence on labour rights in their supply chains. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ILAB/ListofGoods.pdf |
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Name of Resource | 24. Port of Seattle Human Trafficking Strategy |
Type | Motion / Strategy |
Country / jurisdiction | Seattle, United States of America |
Enacting authority | Port of Seattle |
Entry into force / date of approval | 9 January 2018 |
Description | The Port of Seattle is committed to stopping human trafficking in King County, where hundreds of victims are identified each year. The county has a tangible role in stopping trafficking because of the status as both a large employer and as the manager of significant trade and travel facilities. Over the years, the organization has been a leader in directly addressing trafficking activities, raising awareness of the issue to local residents and collaborating with key partners to increase reach and impact. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.portseattle.org/sites/default/files/2018-03/2018_01_09_RM_8a_amti_human_trafficking.pdf |
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Name of Resource | 25. Harvesting the future: Piloting the USDA's Guidelines for Eliminating Child and Forced Labor in Agricultural Supply Chains |
Type | Report/analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | Global |
Enacting authority | Department of Labor, Nestlé, Olam, Balsu |
Entry into force / date of approval | June 2018 |
Description | This report provides an analysis on Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, and its two hazelnut suppliers in Turkey, Olam and Balsu, as it pilot-tested the United States Department of Agriculture Guidelines for Eliminating Child Labor and Forced Labor in Agricultural Supply Chains (USDA Guidelines) in Turkey’s hazelnut supply chain. This project was a partnership between the three companies and the Fair Labor Association, funded by the United States Department of Labor. Hazelnuts are grown in the Black Sea region of Turkey. In the summer, tens of thousands of seasonal migrant workers, mostly from the Southeast region bordering Syria, travel across the country to harvest hazelnuts for 30-45 days. Children often work alongside their parents in the hazelnut gardens. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.fairlabor.org/sites/default/files/documents/reports/harvesting_the_future_june_2018.pdf |
Name of Resource | 26. Anti-Trafficking Risk Management Best Practices & Mitigation Considerations Memorandum |
Type | Guidance on policy / legislation implementation |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Office of Management and Budget |
Entry into force / date of approval | 21 October 2019 |
Description | The purpose of this memorandum is to enhance the effectiveness of anti-trafficking requirements in Federal acquisition, while helping contractors manage and reduce the burden associated with meeting these responsibilities. To achieve these dual goals, this memorandum describes anti-trafficking risk management best practices and mitigation considerations for acquisition officials and agency trafficking experts to take into account when working with the agency's contractors in order to address their obligations. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/M-20-01.pdf |
Name of Resource | 27. Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement (SAFE) Act |
Type | Legislation |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Congress |
Entry into force / date of approval | 20 December 2019 |
Description | The Maritime SAFE Act, Sections 3531-3563 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2020 (P.L. 116-92), adds to and strengthens responses of the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce, and of the U.S. Coast Guard, to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related transnational organized crimes (including trafficking in persons). The Act provides for the Secretary of State, in consultation with Commerce and the Coast Guard, to deliver assistance, as appropriate, for law enforcement training in priority regions and states and capacity building for IUU fishing, customs and border security officials to conduct investigations and prosecutions. The act establishes a federal interagency working group on IUU fishing; and in a series of provisions under the subtitle “Combating Human Trafficking in Connection with the Catching and Processing of Seafood Products,” and adds the Secretary of Commerce to the President’s Interagency Task Force on Trafficking in Persons and requires a report to Congress on human trafficking, including forced labour, in the supply chains of seafood products imported into the United States. |
Availability | ENG: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1269/text |
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Name of Resource | 28. Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, P.L. 116-358 |
Type | Legislation |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Congress |
Entry into force / date of approval | 29 January 2020 |
Description | Sections 741-744 require establishment within 90 days of enactment of the Act of a Forced Labour Enforcement Task Force to monitor U.S. enforcement of the prohibition under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The Task Force is to be chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security and comprised of representatives from other federal agencies, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Department of Labour. |
Availability | ENG: https://congress.gov.bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5430/text |
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Name of Resource | 29. Worker Rights in Trade Preference Programs |
Type | Guidance on policy / legislation implementation |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Office of the United States Trade Representative |
Entry into force / date of approval | ongoing |
Description | The Office of the United States Trade Representative monitors and enforces countries’ adherence to worker rights criteria under trade preference programs, including the Generalized System of Preference, established by the Trade Act of 1974, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haiti HOPE. |
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Name of Resource | 30. Worker’s Rights Wallet Cards |
Type | Guidance/Initiative |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Department of Defense (DoD) |
Entry into force / date of approval | ongoing |
Description | The DoD created wallet-sized cards that listed worker’s rights and provides hotline information to report suspected Trafficking in Persons violations. Contractors are required to post these rights in employee work spaces in English and in any foreign language(s) spoken by a significant portion of the workface. The wallet-sized cards were translated into Arabic, Dari, Hindi, Malay, Nepali, Pashto, Tagalog, Thai and Urdu and distributed throughout U.S. military installations overseas. |
Availability | ENG: https://ctip.defense.gov/Resources/Workers-Rights-Wallet-Cards/ |
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Name of Resource | 31. CTIP Awareness Posters |
Type | Guidance |
Country / jurisdiction | United States of America |
Enacting authority | Department of Defense (DoD) |
Entry into force / date of approval | ongoing |
Description | The Combating Trafficking in Persons managing office created posters to provide information on how and where to report TIP cases. The posters were translated into Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Dari, English, French, Georgian, German, Hindi, Italian, Kazakh, Korean, Luganda, Malay, Nepali, Pashto, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai and Urdu and distributed to DoD offices and U.S. military installations within the U.S. and abroad. |
Availability | ENG: https://ctip.defense.gov/Resources/DoD-TIP-Hotline-Posters/ |
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