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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.
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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
Notice of Publication of 2016 Update to the Department of Labor's
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Announcement of public availability of updated list of goods.
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SUMMARY: 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/.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 19 day of September 2016.
Carol Pier,
Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs.
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