Advocates are concerned Canada’s blanket forced labour law isn't being enforced
Advocates are concerned Canada’s blanket forced labour law isn't being enforced

Advocates are concerned Canada’s blanket forced labour law isn't being enforced

Maria Nsue

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The treatment of the Uyghur ethnic minority in China’s Xinjiang province has spurred the United States to ban the import of goods made with cotton picked using forced labour. Canada has a blanket forced labour ban, but advocates are concerned it’s not being enforced. We speak with Bob Kirke, the executive director of the Canadian Apparel Federation; William Pellerin, a lawyer in Ottawa who focuses on Canadian laws surrounding forced labour imports; and Canada's Minister of Labour Seamus O'Regan.

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