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August 2, 2010
Labor Department Publishes Updated List of Products Relating to Forced or Indentured Child Labor
Final Determination Updating the EO 13126 List
No. _______, 7/19/2010
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs has announced the publication of a final list of products that federal contractors must certify under Executive Order 13126 are not produced with forced or indentured child labor.
Executive Order 13126 on the “Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor,” was signed on June 12, 1999. The EO is intended to ensure that federal agencies enforce laws relating to forced or indentured child labor in the procurement process. It requires the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Departments of State and Homeland Security, to publish…
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