A new law that went into effect June 21 makes it essential for all companies with a global footprint to reevaluate their supply chain due diligence and documentation practices to demonstrate the absence of forced labor.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in December 2021, establishes a presumption that any goods mined, produced, or manufactured in whole or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (Xinjiang) or by certain designated entities are made with forced labor and, thus, banned from entering the United States.
