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THe United States has initiated an investigating into 60 economies to assess what actions they took in imposing a censor on importation goods produced with forced labour. Bharat is among the trading partners the US listed in its young directive.“Despite the international consensus against forced labor, governments have failed to impose and effectively enforce measures banning goods produced with forced labor from entering their markets," US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.The development comes a day after Greer announced the Trump administration's plans to launch a probe into 16 economies over their manufacturing practices, to determine whether they “burden or restrict” US commerce. India also made it to that list.Not just India, countries like Pakistan, China, Russia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Venezuela and Cambodia are also part of the 60 countries under the US scanner for the investigation announced on imports and forced labour. Full list:AlgeriaAngolaArgentinaAustraliaThe BahamasCambodiaBahrainBangladeshBrazilCanadaChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEuropean UnionGuatemalaGuyanaHonduraHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitLibyaMalaysiaMexicoMoroccoNew ZealandNicaraguaNigeriaNorwayOmanPakistanPeruPhilippinesQatarRussiaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSri LankaSwitzerlandTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayVenezuelaVietnamWhy has the US launched this probe?The investigation will be carried out under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, which pertains to unfair foreign practices affecting US businesses. This iis the same legislation under which the earlier probe into 16 economies over their manufacturing practices was announced.Jameison Greer said that through this probe, the US authorities want to determine if countries took steps to stop the import of goods produced with forced labour and how the failure to do so impacted businesses in the US.Greer said his department would hold hearings linked to the investigation in April. According to a Bloomberg report, Greer hopes to conclude the Section 301 investigations, including proposed remedies, before Trump's temporary tariffs expire in July.

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