Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party), on Thursday, 9 December 2021, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.

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Import ban on forced labour products

That this House commends the work of Non-Governmental Organisations and civil activists to raise awareness of the presence of forced labour in the manufacturing of products around the world; recognises that existing UK regulations are insufficient for stopping the import of products which have been produced through forced labour; notes that the United States has implemented an import ban on some products from countries where there is evidence of forced labour; further notes that the European Commission has stated its intentions to implement a similar ban; and calls on the Government to implement an import ban on specific products where there is reasonable suspicion of forced labour and apply it to regions where forced labour is systematically used by the State, thereby preventing companies from enforcing their due diligence obligations.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

764 

Session

2021-22

Other sponsors

John McDonnell

Hywel Williams

Jonathan Edwards

Wera Hobhouse

Claudia Webbe

Subjects

Forced labour Imports Manufacturing industries Regulation Non-governmental organisations

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk