US Lawmakers Press Canada to Enforce Import Bans on Forced Labour Goods From China

US Lawmakers Press Canada to Enforce Import Bans on Forced Labour Goods From China
A perimeter fence is seen around what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in the Xinjiang Uyghur region, China, on Sept. 4, 2018. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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U.S. legislators are urging Canada to strengthen its enforcement of import bans on goods produced with forced labour, expressing concerns that products blocked by the United States could be exported to Canada and potentially re-enter the U.S. market.
In a letter dated Sept. 18, U.S. legislators, including Senators Marco Rubio and Jeff Merkley, urged Canada’s Trade Minister Mary Ng and other trade representatives of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to take further action against forced labour.