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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Bureau of International Labor Affairs;
Notice of Publication of the
Department of Labor’s List of Goods
From Countries Produced by Child
Labor or Forced Labor
AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of public
availability of initial list of goods and
report of implementation.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
publication of an initial list of goods
from countries 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 (‘‘List’’). ILAB is
required to develop and make available
to the public the List pursuant to the
Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (‘‘TVPRA’’).
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).
ILAB’s
Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and
Human Trafficking (OCFT) carries out
the mandates of the TVPRA. For
complete information on OCFT’s
TVPRA activities, please visit the Web
site listed below. Previous Federal
Register notices issued on this subject
include: Notice of Proposed Procedural
Guidelines for the Development and
Maintenance of the List of Goods From
Countries Pursuant to the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
of 2005 (72 FR 55808, Oct. 1, 2007);
Notice of Procedural Guidelines for the
Development and Maintenance of the
List of Goods from Countries Produced
by Child Labor or Forced Labor; Request
for Information (72 FR 73375, Dec. 27,
2007); and Notice of Public Hearing to
Collect Information to Assist in the
Development of the List of Goods From
Countries Produced by Child Labor or
Forced Labor (73 FR 21985, Apr. 23,
2008).
The Secretary of Labor, acting through
the Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, is mandated by the TVPRA to
‘‘carry out additional activities to
monitor and combat forced labor and
child labor in foreign countries.’’
Section 105(b)(2) of the TVPRA of 2005,
22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2), listed these
activities as:
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(A) Monitor the use of forced labor
and child labor in violation of
international standards;
(B) Provide information regarding
trafficking in persons for the purpose of
forced labor to the Office to Monitor and
Combat Trafficking of the Department of
State for inclusion in [the] trafficking in
persons report required by section
110(b) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7107(b));
(C) 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
forced labor or child labor in violation
of international standards;
(D) Work with persons who are
involved in the production of goods on
the list described in subparagraph (C) to
create a standard set of practices that
will reduce the likelihood that such
persons will produce goods using the
labor described in such subparagraph;
and
(E) Consult with other departments
and agencies of the United States
Government to reduce forced and child
labor internationally and ensure that
products made by forced labor and child
labor in violation of international
standards are not imported into the
United States.
On December 23, 2008, the
Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008, 22 U.S.C.
7101 came into force, setting a deadline
of January 15, 2010 by which ILAB must
produce an initial List and a report of
ILAB’s implementation of its TVPRA
mandates.
ILAB announces the publication of
the initial List in a new report, The
Department of Labor’s List of Goods
Produced by Child Labor or Forced
Labor. The full report, including the
List, implementation update, Frequently
Asked Questions and a discussion of the
List’s context, scope, methodology, and
limitations, is available at
https://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/
tvpra.htm.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of
September 2009.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary for International
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Bureau of International Labor Affairs; Notice of Publication of
the Department of Labor's List of Goods From Countries Produced by
Child Labor or Forced Labor
AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of public availability of initial list of goods
and report of implementation.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the publication of an initial list of
goods from countries 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 (``List''). ILAB is
required to develop and make available to the public the List pursuant
to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005
(``TVPRA'').
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: ILAB's Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor,
and Human Trafficking (OCFT) carries out the mandates of the TVPRA. For
complete information on OCFT's TVPRA activities, please visit the Web
site listed below. Previous Federal Register notices issued on this
subject include: Notice of Proposed Procedural Guidelines for the
Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods From Countries
Pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of
2005 (72 FR 55808, Oct. 1, 2007); Notice of Procedural Guidelines for
the Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods from Countries
Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor; Request for Information (72 FR
73375, Dec. 27, 2007); and Notice of Public Hearing to Collect
Information to Assist in the Development of the List of Goods From
Countries Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (73 FR 21985, Apr.
23, 2008).
The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Bureau of International
Labor Affairs, is mandated by the TVPRA to ``carry out additional
activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor in
foreign countries.'' Section 105(b)(2) of the TVPRA of 2005, 22 U.S.C.
7112(b)(2), listed these activities as:
(A) Monitor the use of forced labor and child labor in violation of
international standards;
(B) Provide information regarding trafficking in persons for the
purpose of forced labor to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking
of the Department of State for inclusion in [the] trafficking in
persons report required by section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b));
(C) 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 forced labor or child labor in violation of
international standards;
(D) Work with persons who are involved in the production of goods
on the list described in subparagraph (C) to create a standard set of
practices that will reduce the likelihood that such persons will
produce goods using the labor described in such subparagraph; and
(E) Consult with other departments and agencies of the United
States Government to reduce forced and child labor internationally and
ensure that products made by forced labor and child labor in violation
of international standards are not imported into the United States.
On December 23, 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008, 22 U.S.C. 7101 came into force, setting a
deadline of January 15, 2010 by which ILAB must produce an initial List
and a report of ILAB's implementation of its TVPRA mandates.
ILAB announces the publication of the initial List in a new report,
The Department of Labor's List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or
Forced Labor. The full report, including the List, implementation
update, Frequently Asked Questions and a discussion of the List's
context, scope, methodology, and limitations, is available at https://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/tvpra.htm.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of September 2009.
Sandra Polaski,
Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-21486 Filed 9-9-09; 8:45 am]
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