Efforts by Certain Foreign Countries To Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor; Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Forced or Indentured Child Labor in the Production of Goods in Foreign Countries; and Business Practices To Reduce the Likelihood of Forced Labor or Child Labor in the Production of Goods
| Published date | 08 October 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 56293 |
| Record Number | 2021-21977 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Labor Department |
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[Docket Number DOL–2021–0003]
Efforts by Certain Foreign Countries
To Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child
Labor; Child Labor, Forced Labor, and
Forced or Indentured Child Labor in
the Production of Goods in Foreign
Countries; and Business Practices To
Reduce the Likelihood of Forced Labor
or Child Labor in the Production of
Goods
AGENCY
: The Bureau of International
Labor Affairs, United States Department
of Labor.
ACTION
: Notice: Request for information
and invitation to comment.
SUMMARY
: This notice is a request for
information and/or comment on three
reports issued by the Bureau of
International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
regarding child labor and forced labor in
certain foreign countries. Relevant
information submitted by the public
will be used by the Department of Labor
(DOL) in preparing its ongoing reporting
as required under Congressional
mandates and a Presidential directive.
DATES
: Submitters of information are
requested to provide their submission to
DOL’s Office of Child Labor, Forced
Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at
the email or physical address below by
5:00 p.m. January 15, 2022.
To Submit Information: Information
should be submitted directly to OCFT,
Bureau of International Labor Affairs,
U.S. Department of Labor. Comments,
identified as Docket No. DOL–2021–
xxxx, may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: The
portal includes instructions for
submitting comments. Parties
submitting responses electronically are
encouraged not to submit paper copies.
Facsimile (fax): OCFT at 202–693–
4830.
Mail, Express Delivery, Hand Delivery,
and Messenger Service (1 copy):
Matthew Fraterman, U.S. Department of
Labor, OCFT, Bureau of International
Labor Affairs, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room S–5315, Washington, DC
20210.
Email: Email submissions should be
addressed to Matthew Fraterman
(Fraterman.matthew@dol.gov).
DOL requests that electronic
submissions through the Portal or by
email be accessible using assistive
technologies such as a screen reader,
i.e., Job Aid with Speech (JAWS), Non-
Visual Display Access (NVDA),
ZoomText, to name a few, and be
navigable using other means such as a
Keyboard or voice commands. Such
accessible document formats include
Microsoft Word or equivalent and
Portable Document Format with OCR.
Submissions using these formats
facilitate DOL’s compliance with
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Matthew Fraterman. Please see contact
information above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The 2020
Findings on the Worst Forms of Child
Labor report (TDA report), published on
September 29, 2021, assesses efforts of
131 countries to eliminate the worst
forms of child labor in 2020 and
assesses whether countries made
significant, moderate, minimal, or no
advancement during that year. It also
suggests actions foreign countries can
take to eliminate the worst forms of
child labor through legislation,
enforcement, coordination, policies, and
social programs. The 2020 edition of the
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor
or Forced Labor (TVPRA List),
published on September 30, 2020, and
updated on June 23, 2021, makes
available to the public a list of goods
from countries that ILAB has reason to
believe are produced by child labor or
forced labor in violation of international
standards. Finally, the List of Products
Produced by Forced or Indentured Child
Labor (E.O. List), most recently updated
on March 25, 2019, provides a list of
products, identified by country of
origin, that DOL, in consultation and
cooperation with the Departments of
State (DOS) and Homeland Security
(DHS), has a reasonable basis to believe
might have been mined, produced, or
manufactured with forced or indentured
child labor. Relevant information
submitted by the public will be used by
DOL in preparing the next edition of the
TDA report, to be published in 2022; the
next edition of the TVPRA List, which
will also be published in 2022; and for
possible updates to the E.O. List as
needed.
This notice is also a request for
information and/or comment on Comply
Chain: Business Tools for Labor
Compliance in Global Supply Chains
(Comply Chain). ILAB is seeking
information on current practices of
firms, business associations, and other
private sector groups to reduce the
likelihood of child labor and forced
labor in the production of goods. This
information and/or comment is sought
to fulfill ILAB’s mandate under the
Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (TVPRA) to
work with persons who are involved in
the production of goods made with
forced labor or child labor. Comply
Chain seeks to address this mandate
through the creation of a standard set of
practices that will reduce the likelihood
that such persons will produce goods
using forced labor or child labor.
Comply Chain also achieves a much
broader purpose by actively supporting
the efforts of companies that seek to
address these issues within their own
supply chains. Relevant information
and/or comment submitted to ILAB will
be used to improve and update Comply
Chain to better meet the mandates of the
TVPRA and help companies and
industry groups seeking to develop
robust social compliance systems for
their global production.
I. The Trade and Development Act of
2000 (TDA), Public Law 106–200 (2000),
established eligibility criterion for
receipt of trade benefits under the
Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP). The TDA amended the GSP
reporting requirements of Section 504 of
the Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2464,
to require that the President’s annual
report on the status of internationally
recognized worker rights include
‘‘findings by the Secretary of Labor with
respect to the beneficiary country’s
implementation of its international
commitments to eliminate the worst
forms of child labor.’’
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The TDA Conference Report clarifies
this mandate, indicating that the
President consider the following when
considering whether a country is
complying with its obligations to
eliminate the worst forms of child labor:
(1) Whether the country has adequate
laws and regulations proscribing the
worst forms of child labor; (2) whether
the country has adequate laws and
regulations for the implementation and
enforcement of such measures; (3)
whether the country has established
formal institutional mechanisms to
investigate and address complaints
relating to allegations of the worst forms
of child labor; (4) whether social
programs exist in the country to prevent
the engagement of children in the worst
forms of child labor, and to assist with
the removal of children engaged in the
worst forms of child labor; (5) whether
the country has a comprehensive policy
for the elimination of the worst forms of
child labor; and (6) whether the country
is making continual progress toward
eliminating the worst forms of child
labor.’’ DOL fulfills this reporting
mandate through annual publication of
the U.S. Department of Labor’s Findings
on the Worst Forms of Child Labor with
respect to countries eligible for GSP. To
access the 2020 TDA report, please visit
ILAB’s TDA web page.
II. Section 105(b) of the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
of 2005 (‘‘TVPRA of 2005’’), Public Law
109–164 (2006), 22 U.S.C 7112(b), as
amended by Section 133 of the
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims
Prevention and Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2018, Public Law
115–425 (2019), directs the Secretary of
Labor, acting through ILAB, to ‘‘develop
and make available to the public a list
of goods from countries that [ILAB] has
reason to believe are produced by forced
labor or child labor in violation of
international standards, including, to
the extent practicable, goods that are
produced with inputs that are produced
with forced labor or child labor.’’
(TVPRA List).
Pursuant to this mandate, DOL
published in the Federal Register a set
of procedural guidelines that ILAB
follows in developing the TVPRA List.
72 FR 73374 (Dec. 27, 2007). The
guidelines set forth the criteria by which
information is evaluated; established
procedures for public submission of
information to be considered by ILAB;
and identified the process ILAB follows
in maintaining and updating the List
after its initial publication. DOL
published an update to the procedural
guidelines to incorporate the expanded
requirement to include ‘‘to the extent
practicable, goods that are produced
with inputs that are produced with
forced labor or child labor. 85 FR 29487
(May 15, 2020).
ILAB published its first TVPRA List
on September 30, 2009, and issued
updates in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. (In 2014,
ILAB began publishing the TVPRA List
every other year, pursuant to changes in
the law. See 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(3).) In
addition, on June 23, 2021, DOL added
an additional good to the 2020 TVPRA
List. 86 FR 32977. The next TVPRA List
will be published in 2022. For a copy
of previous editions of the TVPRA List
and other materials relating to the
TVPRA List, see ILAB’s TVPRA web
page.
III. Executive Order No. 13126 (E.O.
13126) declared that it was ‘‘the policy
of the United States Government . . .
that the executive agencies shall take
appropriate actions to enforce the laws
prohibiting the manufacture or
importation of goods, wares, articles,
and merchandise mined, produced, or
manufactured wholly or in part by
forced or indentured child labor.’’
Pursuant to E.O. 13126, and following
public notice and comment, the
Department of Labor published in the
January 18, 2001, Federal Register, a list
of products (‘‘E.O. List’’), identified by
country of origin, that the Department,
in consultation and cooperation with
the Departments of State (DOS) and
Treasury [relevant responsibilities are
now within the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS)], had a
reasonable basis to believe might have
been mined, produced or manufactured
with forced or indentured child labor.
66 FR 5353 (Jan. 18, 2001). In addition
to the List, the Department also
published on January 18, 2001,
‘‘Procedural Guidelines for Maintenance
of the List of Products Requiring Federal
Contractor Certification as to Forced or
Indentured Child Labor,’’ which provide
for maintaining, reviewing, and, as
appropriate, revising the E.O. List. 66
FR 5351 (Jan. 18, 2001).
Pursuant to Sections D through G of
the Procedural Guidelines, the E.O. List
may be updated through consideration
of submissions by individuals or
through OCFT’s own initiative. ILAB
has officially revised the E.O. List six
times, most recently on March 25, 2019,
each time after public notice and
comment as well as consultation with
DOS and DHS. Access to the current
E.O. List, Procedural Guidelines, and
related information.
Information Requested and Invitation
to Comment: Interested parties are
invited to comment and provide
information regarding these reports.
DOL requests comments on or
information relevant to updating the
findings and suggested government
actions for countries reviewed in the
TDA report, assessing each country’s
individual advancement toward
eliminating the worst forms of child
labor during the current reporting
period compared to previous years, and
maintaining and updating the TVPRA
and E.O. Lists. Materials submitted
should be confined to the specific topics
of the TDA report, the TVPRA List, and
the E.O. List. DOL will generally
consider sources with dates up to five
years old (i.e., data not older than
January 1, 2017). DOL appreciates the
extent to which submissions clearly
indicate the time period to which they
apply. In the interest of transparency in
our reporting, classified information
will not be accepted. Where applicable,
information submitted should indicate
its source or sources, and copies of the
source material should be provided. If
primary sources are utilized, such as
research studies, interviews, direct
observations, or other sources of
quantitative or qualitative data, details
on the research or data-gathering
methodology should be provided. Please
see the TDA report, TVPRA List, and the
E.O. List for a complete explanation of
relevant terms, definitions, and
reporting guidelines employed by DOL.
Per our standard procedures,
submissions will be published on the
ILAB web page.
IV: Section 104(b)(2)(D) of The
Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005
mandates that ILAB ‘‘work with persons
who are involved in the production of
goods on [ILAB’s List of Goods
Produced by Child Labor or Forced
Labor] to create a standard set of
practices that will reduce the likelihood
that such persons will produce goods
using [forced and child labor].’’
Many firms have policies, activities,
and/or systems in place to monitor labor
rights in their supply chains and
remediate violations. Such policies,
activities and systems vary depending
on location, industry, and many other
factors. ILAB seeks to identify practices
that have been effective in specific
contexts, analyze their replicability, and
disseminate those that have potential to
be effective on a broader scale through
Comply Chain.
Information Requested and Invitation
to Comment: In addition to general
comments on the existing publication of
Comply Chain, ILAB is seeking
information on current practices of
firms, business associations, and other
private sector groups to reduce the
likelihood of child labor and forced
labor in the production of goods. ILAB
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welcomes any and all input. Examples
of materials could include, but are not
limited to: (1) Codes of conduct; (2) Sets
of standards used for implementation of
codes in specific industries or locations
or among particular labor populations;
(3) Auditing/monitoring systems, or
components of such systems, as well as
related systems for enforcement of labor
standards across a supply chain; (4)
Strategies for monitoring sub-tier
suppliers, informal workplaces,
homework, and other challenging
environments; (5) Training modules and
other mechanisms for communicating
expectations to stakeholders which
incorporate worker input; (6)
Traceability models or experiences; (7)
Remediation strategies for children and/
or adults found in conditions of forced
or child labor; (8) Reporting-related
practices and practices related to
independent review; (9) Projects at the
grassroots level which address
underlying issues or root causes of child
labor or forced labor; (10) and/or any
other relevant practices.
In addition, ILAB is seeking
information on current practices of
governments to collaborate with private
sector actors through public-private
partnerships to reduce the likelihood of
child labor and forced labor in the
production of goods. Submissions may
include policy documents, reports,
statistics, case studies, and many other
formats. In addition, ILAB welcomes
submissions of reports, analyses,
guidance, toolkits, and other documents
in which such practices have been
compiled or analyzed by third-party
groups. Information should be
submitted to the addresses and within
the time period set forth above. DOL
seeks information that can be used to
inform the development of tools and
resources to be disseminated publicly
on the DOL website and/or in other
publications. However, in disseminating
information, DOL will conceal, to the
extent permitted by law, the identity of
the submitter and/or the individual or
company using the practice in question,
upon request. Internal, confidential
documents that cannot be shared with
the public will not be used.
Submissions containing confidential or
personal information may be redacted
by DOL before being made available to
the public, in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations. DOL
does not commit to responding directly
to submissions or returning submissions
to the submitters, but DOL may
communicate with the submitter
regarding any matters relating to the
submission.
This notice is a general solicitation of
comments from the public.
Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(2)(C) &
(D) and 19 U.S.C. 2464; Executive Order
13126.
Signed at Washington, DC, this first day of
October, 2021.
Thea Mei Lee,
Deputy Undersecretary.
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