European companies with business ties to China will need to ramp up their compliance efforts, and not just because of increasing EU sanctions and supply chain compliance requirements. If active in the US, European companies should also consider recent US legislation in relation to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“XUAR”).
Combatting forced labor
On 23 December 2021, US President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) into law. The UFLPA strengthens the existing prohi...
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