Published: April 24th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

The ban on products from forced labor has cleared another hurdle in the EU. On Tuesday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg voted by a large majority in favor of seizing such products at borders and banning them from the market. The regulation aims to ban products manufactured using forced labor as defined by the International Labor Organization (ILO) from the EU internal market. This primarily targets products from China, with a particular focus on Xinjiang.