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Trustee Archive
Our Labor Dept. has identified 136 goods from 74 countries made with forced labor and child labor. As America is the world’s largest importer, many investors and consumers are concerned about the human rights impact of these products in the U.S. market. Courts have ruled that consumers cannot sue in U.S. courts to enforce a provision in the 1930 Smoot Hawley Tariff Act which prohibits the importation of goods made with forced labor or convict labor. Advocates say the loopholes in this law have also limited its effectiveness and resulted in fewer than 40 enforcement actions over the past 80 years. Federal agencies are further impeded by the lack information about goods produced along supply chains tainted by these crimes and imported here. However, Federal law does provide for the termination of Federal contracts where a federal contractor or subcontractor uses forced labor in the performance of the grant, contract or cooperative agreement. And the Trafficking Victims Protection Act has criminal jurisdiction abroad over Federal employees, contractors or subcontractors who participate in severe forms of trafficking in persons or who use forced labor.
Proposed Legislation: Reintroduction of H.R.6279 - Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2020
Prospective Sponsor: Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY) |
- I oppose reforming current forced labor policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA).
- I support requiring certain issuers of securities to disclose their efforts to prevent the use of forced labor, slavery, trafficked persons and child labor in their supply chains, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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I support requiring certain issuers of securities to disclose their efforts to prevent the use of forced labor, slavery, trafficked persons and child labor in their supply chains, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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- Representative
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting her to favorably consider either introducing H.R.6279 - Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2020, or a similar version thereof.
- Child Labor Coalition
If elected as a trustee, Child Labor Coalition will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to advocate for eliminating forced child labor worldwide.
Mission: The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) exists to serve as a national network for the exchange of information about child labor; provide a forum and a unified voice on protecting working minors and ending child labor exploitation; and develop informational and educational outreach to the public and private sectors to combat child labor abuses and promote progressive initiatives and legislation. CLC works to influence public policy on child labor issues, strengthening protections and guarding youth from excessive, inappropriate, and hazardous labor, and advocates for better enforcement of child labor laws and regulations. The coalition believes that no child, regardless of race, sex, nationality, religion, economic status, place of residence, or occupation, should be exploited.
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- No trustee votes received.
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| Poll Opening Date |
March 13, 2023 |
| Poll Closing Date |
March 19, 2023 |
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