Labor Department exposes goods made by child
A new Labor Department report identifies more than 58 countries where child labor or forced labor is used to make hundreds of goods -- from coffee grown in Colombia to Christmas decorations made in China -- that often end up in the United States.
The government wants American companies and consumers to know about the chance these products are made under conditions in which children and other workers are exploited and abused.
"We want to engage with these countries and corporations that may have their hands in the wrong places here and try to correct this," Cal Poly Pomona graduate and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said. "I do hope that the major corporations will take it seriously."
The report, being made public Thursday, was mandated by Congress. It does not name foreign companies that use child labor or U.S. businesses that purchase such goods.
Solis said the intent is not to penalize companies or bar trade with any country.
"My hope is we can get more support from consumers so they understand and become more vigilant to see where items are being produced," she said.
While the Labor Department cannot stop private companies from buying products made with child or forced labor, it can seek to prevent the federal government from purchasing those goods. The agency is proposing to update an executive order first issued by President Bill Clinton in 1999 that prohibits federal purchases of goods made by child or forced labor.
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