[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 192 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21759]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Notice of Publication of 2020 Update to the Department of Labor's 
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Announcement of public availability of updated list of goods 
with 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 (the List). 
ILAB is required to develop and make available to the public the List 
pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 
(TVPRA) of 2005, as amended.

DATES: Publication on: September 30, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Office of Child Labor, 
Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau of International Labor 
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, at (202) 693-4843 (this is not a 
toll free number) or [email protected]. 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 ninth 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 eight updated editions. The 2020 edition adds 
six new goods (gloves, rubber gloves, hair products, pome and stone 
fruits, sandstone, and tomato products) and two new countries 
(Venezuela and Zimbabwe) and one new area (Taiwan) to the List. This 
edition also features the removal of cattle produced with child labor 
in Namibia from the List.
    Section 105(b) of the TVPRA mandates that ILAB develop and publish 
a list of goods from countries that ILAB ``has reason to believe are 
produced with child labor or forced labor in violation of international 
standards'' 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2). ILAB's Office of Child Labor, Forced 
Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) carries out this mandate. 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. A full report, including the updated List and a discussion 
of the List's methodology, as well as Frequently Asked Questions and a 
bibliography of sources, are available on the Department of Labor 
website at: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/child-labor/list-of-goods/.

    Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(C).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of September 2020.
Grant Lebens,
Chief of Staff, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-21759 Filed 10-1-20; 8:45 am]
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