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US lawmakers press White House to address China forced labor in advance of WTO discussion

'The current Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies does not explicitly address a number of unfair practices, including the use of forced labor in seafood supply chains' -- Letter from 12 lawmakers to Biden administration

By Jason Huffman | Feb. 22, 2024 16:50 GMT
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A dozen US lawmakers have asked several prominent members of the president Joe Biden administration to address reports of forced labor abuses in the Chinese seafood harvesting and processing industries in advance of the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting [...]

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