Retail Industry Leaders Applaud Act Limiting Goods from Xinjiang, China

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act goes into effect today, almost a year after the bill was signed into law by President Joe Biden. The Act, which first passed the Senate in July, serves as a mechanism for the U.S. to prevent goods made with forced labor in Xinjiang, China from entering the U.S. According to a summary, the bill “imposes importation limits on goods produced using forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China and imposes sanctions related to such forced labor.” China has been accused of detaining more than a million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in the country’s far western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where they are allegedly working in conditions of forced labor, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Fashion and retail industry leaders applauded the Act in a joint statement issued today by the American Apparel & Footwear Association, National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association and The United States Fashion Industry Association. “Our members have a zero tolerance for forced labor and will continue to make every effort to mitigate, root out, eliminate and prevent forced labor in their supply chains, the groups said. “The UFLPA is a key component of a broad global strategy

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