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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Forced
or Indentured Child Labor in the
Production of Goods in Foreign
Countries and Efforts by Certain
Foreign Countries To Eliminate the
Worst Forms of Child Labor
The Bureau of International
Labor Affairs, United States Department
of Labor.
ACTION: Notice: Request for information
and invitation to comment.
AGENCY:
This notice is a request for
information and/or comment on three
reports issued by the Bureau of
International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
regarding child labor and forced labor in
certain foreign countries. Relevant
information submitted by the public
will be used by the Department of Labor
(DOL) in preparation of its ongoing
reporting under Congressional mandates
and Presidential directive. The 2015
Findings on the Worst Forms of Child
Labor report (TDA report), published on
September 30, 2016, assesses efforts by
137 countries to reduce the worst forms
of child labor over the course of 2015
and reports whether countries made
significant, moderate, minimal, or no
advancement during that year. It also
suggests actions foreign countries can
take to eliminate the worst forms of
child labor through legislation,
enforcement, coordination, policies, and
social programs. The 2016 edition of the
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor
or Forced Labor (TVPRA List),
published on September 30, 2016,
makes available to the public a list of
goods from countries that ILAB has
reason to believe are produced by child
labor or forced labor in violation of
international standards. Finally, the List
of Products Produced by Forced or
Indentured Child Labor (EO List), most
recently published on December 1,
2014, provides a list of products,
identified by country of origin, that the
Department, in consultation and
cooperation with the Departments of
State (DOS) and Homeland Security
(DHS), have a reasonable basis to
believe might have been mined,
produced or manufactured with forced
or indentured child labor. Relevant
information submitted by the public
will be used by DOL in preparation of
the next edition of the TDA report, to be
published in 2017; the next edition of
the TVPRA List, to be published in
2018; and for possible updates to the EO
List as needed.
DATES: Submitters of information are
requested to provide their submission to
the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor,
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and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at the
email or physical address below by 5
p.m. December 16, 2016.
To Submit Information: Information
should be submitted directly to OCFT,
Bureau of International Labor Affairs,
U.S. Department of Labor. Comments,
identified as ‘‘Docket No. DOL–2016–
0006’’, may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov.
The portal includes instructions for
submitting comments. Parties
submitting responses electronically are
encouraged not to submit paper copies.
Facsimile (fax): OCFT at 202–693–
4830.
Mail, Express Delivery, Hand Delivery,
and Messenger Service (1 copy): Chanda
Uluca and Rachel Rigby at U.S.
Department of Labor, OCFT, Bureau of
International Labor Affairs, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room S–
5317, Washington, DC 20210.
Email: Email submissions should be
addressed to both Chanda Uluca
(Uluca.Chanda@dol.gov) and Rachel
Rigby (Rigby.Rachel@dol.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chanda Uluca and Rachel Rigby. Please
see contact information above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The Trade and Development Act of
2000 (TDA), Public Law 106–200 (2000),
established a new eligibility criterion for
receipt of trade benefits under the
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP). The TDA amended the GSP
reporting requirements of Section 504 of
the Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2464,
to require that the President’s annual
report on the status of internationally
recognized worker rights include
‘‘findings by the Secretary of Labor with
respect to the beneficiary country’s
implementation of its international
commitments to eliminate the worst
forms of child labor.’’
DOL fulfills this reporting mandate
through annual publication of the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Findings on the
Worst Forms of Child Labor with
respect to countries eligible for GSP.
The 2015 TDA report and additional
background information will be
available on the Internet at https://
www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/
reports/child-labor/findings/.
II. Section 105(b)(1) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
of 2005 (‘‘TVPRA of 2005’’), Public Law
109–164 (2006), directed the Secretary
of Labor, acting through ILAB, to
‘‘develop and make available to the
public a list of goods from countries that
the Bureau of International Labor Affairs
has reason to believe are produced by
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forced labor or child labor in violation
of international standards’’ (TVPRA
List).
Pursuant to this mandate, in
December 2007, DOL published in the
Federal Register a set of procedural
guidelines that ILAB follows in
developing the TVPRA List (72 FR
73374). The guidelines set forth the
criteria by which information is
evaluated; established procedures for
public submission of information to be
considered by ILAB; and identified the
process ILAB follows in maintaining
and updating the List after its initial
publication.
ILAB published its first TVPRA List
on September 30, 2009, and has issued
updates in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, and 2016. (In 2014, ILAB began
publishing the TVPRA List every other
year, pursuant to changes in the law.
See 22 U.S.C. 7112(b).) The next TVPRA
List will be published in 2018. For a
copy of the 2016 TVPRA List,
Frequently Asked Questions, and other
materials relating to the TVPRA List, see
ILAB’s TVPRA Web page at https://
www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/
list-of-goods/.
III. Executive Order No. 13126 (E.O.
13126) declared that it was ‘‘the policy
of the United States Government . . .
that the executive agencies shall take
appropriate actions to enforce the laws
prohibiting the manufacture or
importation of goods, wares, articles,
and merchandise mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part by
forced or indentured child labor.’’
Pursuant to E.O. 13126, and following
public notice and comment, the
Department of Labor published in the
January 18, 2001 Federal Register, a
final list of products (‘‘EO List’’),
identified by country of origin, that the
Department, in consultation and
cooperation with the Departments of
State (DOS) and Treasury [relevant
responsibilities are now within the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)], had a reasonable basis to believe
might have been mined, produced or
manufactured with forced or indentured
child labor (66 FR 5353). In addition to
the List, the Department also published
on January 18, 2001, ‘‘Procedural
Guidelines for Maintenance of the List
of Products Requiring Federal
Contractor Certification as to Forced or
Indentured Child Labor,’’ which provide
for maintaining, reviewing, and, as
appropriate, revising the EO List (66 FR
5351).
Pursuant to Sections D through G of
the Procedural Guidelines, the EO List
may be updated through consideration
of submissions by individuals or
through OCFT’s own initiative.
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DOL has officially revised the EO List
four times, most recently on July 23,
2013, each time after public notice and
comment as well as consultation with
DOS and DHS.
The current EO List, Procedural
Guidelines, and related information can
be accessed on the Internet at https://
www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/
list-of-products/index-country.htm.
Information Requested and Invitation
to Comment: Interested parties are
invited to comment and provide
information regarding these reports.
DOL requests comments or information
to maintain and update the TVPRA and
EO Lists and to update the findings and
suggestions for government action for
countries reviewed in the TDA report,
as well as to assess each country’s
individual advancement toward
eliminating the worst forms of child
labor during the current reporting
period compared to previous years. For
more information on the types of issues
covered in the TDA report, please see
Appendix III of the report. Materials
submitted should be confined to the
specific topics of the TVPRA List, EO
List, and TDA report. DOL will
generally consider sources with dates
up to five years old (i.e., data not older
than January 1, 2012). DOL appreciates
the extent to which submissions clearly
indicate the time period to which they
apply. In the interest of transparency in
our reporting, classified information
will not be accepted. Where applicable,
information submitted should indicate
its source or sources, and copies of the
source material should be provided. If
primary sources are utilized, such as
research studies, interviews, direct
observations, or other sources of
quantitative or qualitative data, details
on the research or data-gathering
methodology should be provided. Please
see the TVPRA List, EO List, and TDA
report for a complete explanation of
relevant terms, definitions, and
reporting guidelines employed by DOL.
Carol Pier,
Deputy Undersecretary for International
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Notice of Publication of 2016 Update to
the Department of Labor’s List of
Goods Produced by Child Labor or
Forced Labor
Office of the Secretary, Bureau
of International Labor Affairs,
Department of Labor.
AGENCY:
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Announcement of public
availability of updated list of goods.
ACTION:
This notice announces the
publication of an updated list of
goods—along with countries of origin—
that the Bureau of International Labor
Affairs (ILAB) has reason to believe are
produced by child labor or forced labor
in violation of international standards
(the List). ILAB is required to develop
and make available to the public the List
pursuant to the Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA)
of 2005, as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Director, Office of Child Labor, Forced
Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau
of International Labor Affairs, U.S.
Department of Labor, at (202) 693–4843
(this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
(ILAB) announces the publication of the
seventh edition of the List of Goods
Produced by Child Labor or Forced
Labor (List), pursuant to the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
(TVPRA) of 2005, as amended (TVPRA).
ILAB published the initial List on
September 10, 2009, and has since
published six updated editions. The
2016 edition adds three new goods
(pepper, potatoes, and silk cocoons) and
two new countries (Costa Rica and
Sudan) to the List. This edition also
features the removal of Jordan from the
List.
Section 105(b) of the TVPRA
mandates that ILAB develop and
publish a list of goods from countries
that ILAB ‘‘has reason to believe are
produced with child labor or forced
labor in violation of international
standards.’’ 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2). ILAB’s
Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and
Human Trafficking (OCFT) carries out
this mandate. The primary purposes of
the List are to raise public awareness
about the incidence of child labor and
forced labor in the production of goods
in the countries listed and to promote
efforts to eliminate such practices. A
full report, including the updated List
and a discussion of the List’s
methodology, as well as Frequently
Asked Questions and a bibliography of
sources, are available on the Department
of Labor Web site at: https://
www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/
list-of-goods/.
SUMMARY:
Signed at Washington, DC, this 19 day of
September 2016.
Carol Pier,
Deputy Undersecretary for International
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Forced or Indentured Child Labor
in the Production of Goods in Foreign Countries and Efforts by Certain
Foreign Countries To Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor
AGENCY: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs, United States
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice: Request for information and invitation to comment.
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SUMMARY: This notice is a request for information and/or comment on
three reports issued by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs
(ILAB) regarding child labor and forced labor in certain foreign
countries. Relevant information submitted by the public will be used by
the Department of Labor (DOL) in preparation of its ongoing reporting
under Congressional mandates and Presidential directive. The 2015
Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor report (TDA report),
published on September 30, 2016, assesses efforts by 137 countries to
reduce the worst forms of child labor over the course of 2015 and
reports whether countries made significant, moderate, minimal, or no
advancement during that year. It also suggests actions foreign
countries can take to eliminate the worst forms of child labor through
legislation, enforcement, coordination, policies, and social programs.
The 2016 edition of the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced
Labor (TVPRA List), published on September 30, 2016, makes available to
the public a list of goods from countries that ILAB has reason to
believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of
international standards. Finally, the List of Products Produced by
Forced or Indentured Child Labor (EO List), most recently published on
December 1, 2014, provides a list of products, identified by country of
origin, that the Department, in consultation and cooperation with the
Departments of State (DOS) and Homeland Security (DHS), have a
reasonable basis to believe might have been mined, produced or
manufactured with forced or indentured child labor. Relevant
information submitted by the public will be used by DOL in preparation
of the next edition of the TDA report, to be published in 2017; the
next edition of the TVPRA List, to be published in 2018; and for
possible updates to the EO List as needed.
DATES: Submitters of information are requested to provide their
submission to the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human
Trafficking (OCFT) at the email or physical address below by 5 p.m.
December 16, 2016.
To Submit Information: Information should be submitted directly to
OCFT, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor.
Comments, identified as ``Docket No. DOL-2016-0006'', may be submitted
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
The portal includes instructions for submitting comments. Parties
submitting responses electronically are encouraged not to submit paper
copies.
Facsimile (fax): OCFT at 202-693-4830.
Mail, Express Delivery, Hand Delivery, and Messenger Service (1
copy): Chanda Uluca and Rachel Rigby at U.S. Department of Labor, OCFT,
Bureau of International Labor Affairs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room S-5317, Washington, DC 20210.
Email: Email submissions should be addressed to both Chanda Uluca
(Uluca.Chanda@dol.gov) and Rachel Rigby (Rigby.Rachel@dol.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chanda Uluca and Rachel Rigby. Please
see contact information above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The Trade and Development Act of 2000 (TDA), Public Law 106-200
(2000), established a new eligibility criterion for receipt of trade
benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The TDA
amended the GSP reporting requirements of Section 504 of the Trade Act
of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2464, to require that the President's annual report
on the status of internationally recognized worker rights include
``findings by the Secretary of Labor with respect to the beneficiary
country's implementation of its international commitments to eliminate
the worst forms of child labor.''
DOL fulfills this reporting mandate through annual publication of
the U.S. Department of Labor's Findings on the Worst Forms of Child
Labor with respect to countries eligible for GSP. The 2015 TDA report
and additional background information will be available on the Internet
at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/findings/.
II. Section 105(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (``TVPRA of 2005''), Public Law 109-164
(2006), directed the Secretary of Labor, acting through ILAB, to
``develop and make available to the public a list of goods from
countries that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs has reason to
believe are produced by
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forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards''
(TVPRA List).
Pursuant to this mandate, in December 2007, DOL published in the
Federal Register a set of procedural guidelines that ILAB follows in
developing the TVPRA List (72 FR 73374). The guidelines set forth the
criteria by which information is evaluated; established procedures for
public submission of information to be considered by ILAB; and
identified the process ILAB follows in maintaining and updating the
List after its initial publication.
ILAB published its first TVPRA List on September 30, 2009, and has
issued updates in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. (In 2014,
ILAB began publishing the TVPRA List every other year, pursuant to
changes in the law. See 22 U.S.C. 7112(b).) The next TVPRA List will be
published in 2018. For a copy of the 2016 TVPRA List, Frequently Asked
Questions, and other materials relating to the TVPRA List, see ILAB's
TVPRA Web page at https://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/.
III. Executive Order No. 13126 (E.O. 13126) declared that it was
``the policy of the United States Government . . . that the executive
agencies shall take appropriate actions to enforce the laws prohibiting
the manufacture or importation of goods, wares, articles, and
merchandise mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by
forced or indentured child labor.'' Pursuant to E.O. 13126, and
following public notice and comment, the Department of Labor published
in the January 18, 2001 Federal Register, a final list of products
(``EO List''), identified by country of origin, that the Department, in
consultation and cooperation with the Departments of State (DOS) and
Treasury [relevant responsibilities are now within the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)], had a reasonable basis to believe might have
been mined, produced or manufactured with forced or indentured child
labor (66 FR 5353). In addition to the List, the Department also
published on January 18, 2001, ``Procedural Guidelines for Maintenance
of the List of Products Requiring Federal Contractor Certification as
to Forced or Indentured Child Labor,'' which provide for maintaining,
reviewing, and, as appropriate, revising the EO List (66 FR 5351).
Pursuant to Sections D through G of the Procedural Guidelines, the
EO List may be updated through consideration of submissions by
individuals or through OCFT's own initiative.
DOL has officially revised the EO List four times, most recently on
July 23, 2013, each time after public notice and comment as well as
consultation with DOS and DHS.
The current EO List, Procedural Guidelines, and related information
can be accessed on the Internet at https://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-products/index-country.htm.
Information Requested and Invitation to Comment: Interested parties
are invited to comment and provide information regarding these reports.
DOL requests comments or information to maintain and update the TVPRA
and EO Lists and to update the findings and suggestions for government
action for countries reviewed in the TDA report, as well as to assess
each country's individual advancement toward eliminating the worst
forms of child labor during the current reporting period compared to
previous years. For more information on the types of issues covered in
the TDA report, please see Appendix III of the report. Materials
submitted should be confined to the specific topics of the TVPRA List,
EO List, and TDA report. DOL will generally consider sources with dates
up to five years old (i.e., data not older than January 1, 2012). DOL
appreciates the extent to which submissions clearly indicate the time
period to which they apply. In the interest of transparency in our
reporting, classified information will not be accepted. Where
applicable, information submitted should indicate its source or
sources, and copies of the source material should be provided. If
primary sources are utilized, such as research studies, interviews,
direct observations, or other sources of quantitative or qualitative
data, details on the research or data-gathering methodology should be
provided. Please see the TVPRA List, EO List, and TDA report for a
complete explanation of relevant terms, definitions, and reporting
guidelines employed by DOL.
Carol Pier,
Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs.
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