In a new op-ed for Just Security, Samir Goswami, Project Director at Global Rights Compliance, examines how state-imposed forced labour in China is not only a grave human rights abuse, but a direct threat to U.S. economic and national security.
Despite strong U.S. laws such as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), products linked to forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region continue to reach Western markets, including the United States.
“Forced labour is not just a moral crisis — it’s also an economic security challenge that disadvantages American businesses. State-imposed forced labour is unlawful and destructive. It spurs a race to the bottom, allowing China to flood global markets with artificially cheap goods that undercut American business.”
— Samir Goswami, Project Director, Global Rights Compliance
Samir argues that curtailing forced labor fits closely with U.S. priorities on economic security, fair trade, and religious freedom. He argues that the Administration already has tools it can use to curb forced labor and advance these goals, and he lays out how those tools can be put to work.
Read the full op-ed on Just Security.