Commissioner Criticises US Tariffs but Says Australia Must Do More on Forced Labour Practices

Anti-Slavery Commissioner Chris Evans has previously outlined concerns with cheap Chinese fast fashion import platforms like Temu.

The logo of Chinese e-commerce company Temu displayed on a mobile phone holding in front of a screen bearing a website page of the e-commerce company, in Brussels, on Nov. 4, 2024. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images

Anti-Slavery Commissioner Chris Evans says new proposed U.S. tariffs on Australia exposes how much more the country could be doing against forced labour in its supply chains.

Last week, the Trump administration proposed 12.5 percent tariffs on 54 nations, including Australia, blaming the “failure of our most important trading partners to address the importation of goods made with forced labour.”