Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
DHS and FLETF Release Updated UFLPA Strategy
This summary was drafted with assistance from Matthew Chang and Brianna Robinson, participants in Kelley Drye's 2024 Summer Associate Program On July 9th, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), on behalf of…
FLETF Expands UFLPA Entity List with Chinese Cotton Traders: What It Means for Every Industry
Written with assistance from Kaylin Woodward On May 16, 2024, the U.S. government’s Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (“FLETF”) announced the addition of 26 new entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act…
CECC Hearing Turns Spotlight on Supplier Audits & Certifications in China
On April 30, 2024, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (“CECC”) held a hearing entitled “ Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible,” in which expert…
China Select Committee Calls for Expansion of UFLPA Entity List To Include Companies Outside China; Other Enforcement Enhancements
On January 19, 2024, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (“China Select Committee”) published a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling for strengthened…
FLETF Adds Textile, Agriculture and Technology Companies to the UFLPA Entity List
On December 8, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force is adding three new entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) Entity List. The…