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What is forced labor and how can it affect your supply chain? Forced Labor takes place all over the world and is an invisible step in the production process of many everyday products. Are you taking necessary steps and conducting supply chain due diligence to ensure forced labor policies and procedures are in place to avoid disruption to both your supply chain and reputational risk? In 2022 USCBP detained over 2,000 shipments of merchandise suspected of being produced with force labor. In this webinar we will explore forced labor and recent USCBP withhold release orders along with what you can do to ensure there are no forced labor indicators in your supply chain.
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What is forced labor and how can it affect your supply chain? Forced Labor takes place all over the world and is an invisible step in the production process of many everyday products. Are you taking necessary steps and conducting supply chain due diligence to ensure forced labor policies and procedures are in place to avoid disruption to both your supply chain and reputational risk? In 2022 USCBP detained over 2,000 shipments of merchandise suspected of being produced with force labor. In this webinar we will explore forced labor and recent USCBP withhold release orders along with what you can do to ensure there are no forced labor indicators in your supply chain.
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