The EU = European Union has announced a bill to ban the sale, import and export of products made by forced labor within the region.
Although the target area has not been specified, it seems that China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, which has been pointed out as ``serious human rights violations,'' is in mind.
On the 14th, the EU announced a bill to ban the sale, import and export within the region of products that use forced labor in the manufacturing process.
According to the bill, if the authorities of member countries determine that there are sufficient grounds to suspect forced labor based on complaints from civil society groups and information from international organizations, they will conduct detailed investigations, and forced labor was confirmed. In that case, we will ask for the product to be recalled or disposed of.
In addition, if the investigation does not have the cooperation of the company or the relevant country, the authorities of the member country can decide the response based only on the information obtained.
The bill must be approved by member states and the European Parliament, and if approved and implemented, the law will apply after two years.
In the United States, in June this year, a law was enacted that completely banned the import of products produced by forced labor in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of China.
Although the EU bill does not specify the target area, it seems that the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, which was pointed out in the report released by the United Nations last month as ``serious human rights violations are taking place,'' is in mind.