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US Imposes Forced Labor Tariffs, Drawing Pushback From Trading Partners

| July 24, 2026 |Updated 3h ago |~1 min read |national |Source: www.theepochtimes.com
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Countries around the world have pushed back after the United States imposed new tariffs of between 10 percent and 12.5 percent on imports from more than 60 trading partners, citing concerns that they had failed to prevent goods made with forced labor from entering U.S. supply chains. The tariffs took effect on July 24 after temporary 10 percent global tariffs expired at midnight. The Trump administration said the new measures rely on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which it is using to address forced labor concerns. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas challenged the decision. “You can’t say that for the European Union,” Kallas said on July 24 during ASEAN meetings in Manila. “If you compare our labor laws to the ones of the United States, I mean, we have paid vacations, we have very good labor conditions for our employees, so it’s not really grounded.”...

Originally published at www.theepochtimes.com
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