DHS adds 3 China-based companies to UFLPA Entity List (From Sandler, Travis, and Rosenberg)
The Department of Homeland Security announced June 11 that it is adding
three China-based companies to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List because it has reasonable cause to believe that they work with the government of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to recruit, transport, transfer, harbor, or receive forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted groups out of the XUAR. Effective June 21, goods produced by these entities will be prohibited from entering the U.S.
Ed. Note: You can find the list at
https://www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entity-list
Also, CBP is seriously cracking down on forced labor imports. We STRONGLY urge you to insure/confirm in writing your Chinese suppliers are not using ANY suppliers in the XUAR region.
Possible East/Gulf Coast labor strikes in October (From AirCargoNews)
Talks between US ports and port worker representatives over a new labour contract have broken down this week raising the possibility of strike action at east and Gulf coast terminals.
Dockworker union the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) said it had halted talks with the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) due to concerns about automated technology being used to process trucks at port terminals without union labour.
The ILA said this use of automation violates their agreement with USMX.
“The ILA cancelled Master Contract talks with USMX after discovering that APM Terminals and Maersk Line are utilizing an Auto Gate system, which autonomously processes trucks without ILA labour,” the union said. “This system, initially identified at the Port of Mobile, Alabama, is reportedly being used in other ports as well.”
The ILA will not meet with USMX until the Auto Gate issue is resolved.
The current six-year labour agreement covering 45,000 port workers runs until September 30. The ILA has warned that members will not work past the contract expiry date.
Ed. Note: We will keep you updated.