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The #Trump admin also pushed #Canada & #Mexico to adopt a prohibition on imports made by forced labor as part of prior #trade negotiations, & 10 other countries have committed to bans as part of trade deals negotiated over the past year, a senior admin official said.

But critics say the #US, too, has shortfalls on its labor protections. And some say that the admin has seized on forced labor as merely the most convenient way to reimpose #tariffs struck down by #SCOTUS [ya think?].

#law #economy

#economy #Trump #us #law #canada #Mexico #scotus #trade #tariffs

The duties will be issued under Section 301 of the #Trade Act of 1974, which allows a president to impose #tariffs on foreign countries that engage in unreasonable or discriminatory trade practices. The #Trump admin has cited the failure of foreign countries to pass or enforce laws banning the importation of goods made by forced labor into their own countries, saying that disadvantages US businesses that do follow such laws.

#law #economy

#economy #Trump #law #trade #tariffs

The move provides fresh evidence of Trump’s intention to transform #GlobalTrade, despite numerous #court challenges & the protests of #US #consumers & businesses that have been stuck with higher #tax bills. Over the past 17 months, the #Trump admin has cycled through #trade #law after trade law as it tries to build a system to shield the US #economy from foreign #competition [it’s called a #FreeMarket, pretty freaking American]

#tariffs

#economy #Trump #us #law #competition #tax #trade #freemarket #tariffs #court #consumers #globaltrade

#society #capitalism #consumerism #trade #TradeRuinsEverything #trom #tromsite

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