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President Biden signs bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law

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US President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law on Thursday.

The measure, which passed the Senate last week, bans any US imports from the Xinjiang region of China unless the importer can prove the goods were not manufactured using any type of forced labor.

The legislation, which marks a moment of agreement between Democrats and Republicans in Washington DC, “sends a powerful, bipartisan message that the United States will not turn a blind eye” to human rights violations wherever they occur, said the bill’s co-sponsor Senator Jeff Merkeley (D-Or.) in a statement issued after the president signed the bill.

Merkeley, head of the Congressional Executive Commission on China, added, ““Now that the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act has reached President Biden’s desk and been signed into law, we can finally ensure that American consumers and businesses can buy goods without inadvertent complicity in China’s horrific human rights abuses.”

The other three sponsors of the bill, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.), and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) also received thanks from the White House for their work on the bill, as well as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Shumer (D-NY).

Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a press briefing on Thursday, “As we’ve said before, we call on all industries to ensure that they are not sourcing products that involve forced labor, including forced labor from Xinjiang.” 

ARTICLE: LAURA SPIVAK

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE

PHOTO CREDITS: NEWSWEEK

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Laura Spivak

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

Laura is a freelance writer out of Maryland and a mom of three. Her background is in political science and international relations, and she has been doing political writing and editing for 17 years. Laura has also written parenting pieces for the Today Show and is currently working on writing a collection of remarkable true stories about normal people. She writes for FBA because unbiased news is vital to unity, and readers deserve the facts free of opinion.

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