Notice2022-21462
Notice of Publication to the Department of Labor's List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
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October 4, 2022
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This notice announces the publication of an updated list of goods--along with countries of origin--that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards. ILAB is required to develop and make available to the public the List pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA of 2005), amended.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 60203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21462]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Notice of Publication to the Department of Labor's List of Goods
Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
AGENCY: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs, United States
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice: Announcement of public availability of updated list of
goods produced by child labor or forced labor.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the publication of an updated list of
goods--along with countries of origin--that the Bureau of International
Labor Affairs (ILAB) has reason to believe are produced by child labor
or forced labor in violation of international standards. ILAB is
required to develop and make available to the public the List pursuant
to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA of
2005), amended.
DATES: Publication on September 28, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadia Al-Dayel, Division Chief, Office
of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau of
International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor at (202) 693-4896
(this is not a toll free number) or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97d6fbbad3f6eef2fbb9d9f6f3fef6b9d6d7f3f8fbb9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c7d5011785d45595012725d58555d127d7c585350125b534a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone
number above via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service
at 1-877-889-5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs
(ILAB) announces the publication of the tenth edition of the List of
Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (List), pursuant to the
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005, as
amended (TVPRA). ILAB published the initial List on September 10, 2009,
and has since published nine updated editions. The 2022 edition of the
TVPRA List includes 158 goods from 77 countries and 10 goods from
supply chain tracing that are produced in 2 countries. Two new goods
(dairy products and a[ccedil]ai berry) that were not previously
included on the List are being added. This tenth edition adds a total
of 32 line items and removes one line item from the TVPRA List, cotton
from Uzbekistan. In addition, for the first time, the TVPRA List
includes 10 new goods that are produced with inputs that are produced
with child labor or forced labor in accordance with the TVPRA 2018.
These goods are lithium-ion batteries, crude palm oil, crude palm
kernel oil, refined palm oil, refined palm kernel oil, oleochemicals,
photovoltaic ingots, photovoltaic wafers, solar cells, and solar
modules.
Section 105(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (``TVPRA of 2005''), Public Law 109-164
(2006), 22 U.S.C 7112(b), as amended by Section 133 of the Frederick
Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization
Act of 2018, Public Law 115-425, directs the Secretary of Labor, acting
through ILAB, to ``develop and make available to the public a list of
goods from countries that ILAB has reason to believe are produced by
forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards,
including, to the extent practicable, goods that are produced with
inputs that are produced with forced labor or child labor.'' (TVPRA
List).
The primary purposes of the List are to raise public awareness
about the incidence of child labor and forced labor in the production
of goods in the countries listed and to promote efforts to eliminate
such practices. The 2022 report, including a discussion of the List's
methodology, the updated List, and an updated bibliography of sources,
are available on the Department of Labor website at: <a href="http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/">http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/</a>.
(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(C))
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 8, 2022.
Thea Lee,
Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-21462 Filed 10-3-22; 8:45 am]
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