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title: "A Discussion on Trade & Labor"
date: 2024-05-23T15:15:00-04:00
author: "SFarrell@kelleydrye.com"
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# A Discussion on Trade & Labor

 June 18, 2024 at 12:00 pm (EDT)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join Senior International Trade Advisor [Jayme White](https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/hV_uClYvPyHnYxBNHy5D9X), Partner [Jennifer McCadney](https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bHPsCmZ2PzhJQzmNc9lFu5), and Special Counsel [Josh Kagan](https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/XQaACo2vPBFqyE73ColEus) for a one-hour lunchtime discussion on the evolving importance of labor issues in the context of international trade. We’ll discuss how labor issues came to be a preeminent concern in the trade space, and will forecast what developments we are anticipating over the next 12-18 months, with both the next presidential administration and 119th Congress. We’ll deliver extremely practical guidance for how companies can manage to stay ahead of the curve.

#### **Topics**

- How Labor Issues Moved From Fringe to Center in U.S. Trade Law & Policy
- What’s Next: Expanded Enforcement, New Tools
- How Companies Should Adapt

This discussion is geared to companies with any international trade interests in any of the following products, jurisdictions and legal instruments.

**Products:** Cotton, Polysilicon, Tomatoes, Cobalt, Critical Minerals, Palm, Cocoa, Coffee, Dates, Aluminum, Steel, PVC, Tires, Automobiles & Auto Parts, Seafood, EVs, Renewable Batteries, Solar Products, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Electronics, Apparel, Copper, Gold

**Jurisdictions:** Mexico, China, Central America, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Jordan, India, Bangladesh, Africa, Philippines, EU, Japan, Canada, UK, Australia

**Instruments:** Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA); Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930; USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism; Critical Minerals Agreements; 10% universal tariff (proposed); EU Forced Labour Regulation; U.S.-Taiwan trade agreement (proposed); Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) renewal

 

 

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