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also coming up the head of the international labor organization warns. the situation as the pandemic shapes more than 10 percent of all mobile wages. will everything really be all right. in the spanish capital madrid extend restrictions on movement businesses are finding themselves paralyzed. this is business thanks for joining me tesla c.e.o. a lofty goal to make electric cars a cheap enough to compete with their diesel playing equivalents but as eagerly awaited the explanation of how he's planning to do just that how so far failed to impress investors. 16 battery day had tesla shareholders and employees attended the event inside their flagship products social distancing tesla style c.e.o. elon musk had kicked expectations into overdrive by promising insane news but the announcement of a new longer lasting batteries produced in house failed to ignite nor did assurances tesla was getting closer to deliver on a long awaited promise better really it was always our goal to try to make it affordable electric car and i think probably like that about about 3 y
also coming up the head of the international labor organization warns. the situation as the pandemic shapes more than 10 percent of all mobile wages. will everything really be all right. in the spanish capital madrid extend restrictions on movement businesses are finding themselves paralyzed. this is business thanks for joining me tesla c.e.o. a lofty goal to make electric cars a cheap enough to compete with their diesel playing equivalents but as eagerly awaited the explanation of how he's...
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the international labor organization estimates that in the 2nd quarter of 202017.3 percent of working hours were lost worldwide due to the coronavirus measures including the closure of construction sites factories and offices in terms of employment that means a total of $495000000.00 jobs have been lost government measures including stimulus packages and short time work allowance have somewhat mitigated the financial consequences but the ilo says it's mainly developed countries that can afford this emerging economies have limited possibilities the results are poverty and desperation earlier we spoke to guy wider the director general of the international labor organization we asked which regions of the world have been worst affected by wage law fals. well the numbers show very very clearly that it is the americas and particularly south and central america which is suffering the worst both in terms of job destruction and loss of income which you highlighted so very well in your introduction and this again is linked very closely to the fact that the pandemic has taken hold so firmly in t
the international labor organization estimates that in the 2nd quarter of 202017.3 percent of working hours were lost worldwide due to the coronavirus measures including the closure of construction sites factories and offices in terms of employment that means a total of $495000000.00 jobs have been lost government measures including stimulus packages and short time work allowance have somewhat mitigated the financial consequences but the ilo says it's mainly developed countries that can afford...
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the international labor organization estimates that in the 2nd quarter of 202017.3 percent of working hours were lost worldwide due to the coronavirus measures including the closure of construction sites factories and offices in terms of employment that means a total of 495000000 jobs have been lost. government measures including stimulus packages and short time work allowance have somewhat mitigated the financial consequences but the ilo says it's mainly developed countries that can afford this emerging economies have limited possibilities the results are poverty and desperation earlier we spoke to guy wider the director general of the international labor organization we asked which regions of the world have been worst affected by wage losses. well the numbers show very very clearly that it is the americas and particularly south and central america which is suffering the worst both in terms of job destruction and loss of income which you highlighted so very well in your introduction and this again is linked very closely to the fact that the pandemic has taken hold so firmly in that r
the international labor organization estimates that in the 2nd quarter of 202017.3 percent of working hours were lost worldwide due to the coronavirus measures including the closure of construction sites factories and offices in terms of employment that means a total of 495000000 jobs have been lost. government measures including stimulus packages and short time work allowance have somewhat mitigated the financial consequences but the ilo says it's mainly developed countries that can afford...
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also coming up the head of the international labor organization warns of a dramatic situation as the pandemic shapes more than 10 percent of all snowballs way chance. will everything really be all right so far scenes in the spanish capital madrid extend restrictions on movement businesses are finding themselves paralyzed. business for exams thanks for joining me tesla c.e.o. has a lofty goal to make electric cars a cheap enough to compete with their playing equivalents but as eagerly awaited explanation of how he's planning to do just so far failed to impress investors. 60 was nattering day had tesla shareholders and employees attended the event inside their flagship products and social distancing tesla style c.e.o. elon musk had kicked expectations into overdrive by promising insane news but the announcement of a new longer lasting batteries produced in house failed to ignite nor did assurances tesla was getting closer to deliver on a long awaited promise but it really is always our goal to try to make it affordable electric car and i think probably likes in about about 3 years from
also coming up the head of the international labor organization warns of a dramatic situation as the pandemic shapes more than 10 percent of all snowballs way chance. will everything really be all right so far scenes in the spanish capital madrid extend restrictions on movement businesses are finding themselves paralyzed. business for exams thanks for joining me tesla c.e.o. has a lofty goal to make electric cars a cheap enough to compete with their playing equivalents but as eagerly awaited...
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just fears of a lost generation we asked the head of the international labor organization about the pandemics toll on young workers. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us in about the roof aleksandr look i shan't go has been sworn into office in a surprise inauguration ceremony despite mass protests against his reelection his soon to 6 consecutive presidential term in the capital minsk with several 100 top officials present the inauguration was not announced publicly it comes on the heels of a. disputed election that sparked weeks of mass protests the opposition and valorous say the poll was rigged the u.s. and the e.u. were pushing for sanctions against officials involved in the vote. and let's go right to men's core our correspondent nick conley is standing by for us hi nick so it was sworn in that in an unannounced ceremony tell us what's been happening in minsk well exactly this doesn't look like the move of someone who's confident in having 80 percent of the russian support behind him as alexander lukashenko claims to this extraordinary we thought this was just a dress rehears
just fears of a lost generation we asked the head of the international labor organization about the pandemics toll on young workers. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us in about the roof aleksandr look i shan't go has been sworn into office in a surprise inauguration ceremony despite mass protests against his reelection his soon to 6 consecutive presidential term in the capital minsk with several 100 top officials present the inauguration was not announced publicly it comes on the...
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the international labor organization estimates that in the 2nd quarter of 202017.3 percent of working hours were lost worldwide due to the coronavirus measures including the closure of construction sites factories and offices in terms of employment that means a total of 495000000 jobs have been lost. government measures including stimulus packages and short time work allowance have somewhat mitigated the financial consequences but the ilo says it's mainly developed countries that can afford this emerging economies have limited possibilities the results are poverty and desperation. always for there so we asked a guy ryder the a director general of the international labor organization which regions have been hit the hardest well the numbers show very very clearly that it is the americas and particularly south and central america which is suffering the worst both in terms of job destruction and loss of income which you highlighted so very well in your introduction and this again is linked very closely to the fact that the pandemic has taken hold so firmly in that region the 2 things go t
the international labor organization estimates that in the 2nd quarter of 202017.3 percent of working hours were lost worldwide due to the coronavirus measures including the closure of construction sites factories and offices in terms of employment that means a total of 495000000 jobs have been lost. government measures including stimulus packages and short time work allowance have somewhat mitigated the financial consequences but the ilo says it's mainly developed countries that can afford...
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the international labor organization suggests that 17% of the world's working hours were wiped out inhe second quarter of this year. the un agency says that's the equivalent of nearly 500 million full-time workers losing their jobs. it compared the hours worked with last year's october to december quarter. north and south america saw the largest drop at 28%. working hours contracacted 17.5 in europe and central asia. other regions had hours shrink by around 15%. the ilo projects global labor income between january and september decline by 10.7% from thee same period last year, a decrease worth $3.5 trillion. >> it is clear that suppoport f jobs and labor income will need to be maintained and sustainine and continue into next year. that's required to keep employment, businesses and incomes afloloat. >>>>he ilo director general stressed the need to continue economic measures over the long term. >>> japan could soon welcome foreigners from across the globe, but not tourists. the plan to drastically ease strict travel restrictions would apply to anyone with a visa for more than three mont
the international labor organization suggests that 17% of the world's working hours were wiped out inhe second quarter of this year. the un agency says that's the equivalent of nearly 500 million full-time workers losing their jobs. it compared the hours worked with last year's october to december quarter. north and south america saw the largest drop at 28%. working hours contracacted 17.5 in europe and central asia. other regions had hours shrink by around 15%. the ilo projects global labor...
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a new force in global manufacturing but that's not the whole story according to the international labor organization more than 150000000 children are victims of child labor around the world and india has long been among the worst offenders but over the last few years things have been changing in no small part thanks to the work of one man kailash satyarthi we met him 1st over a decade ago as he led a march around the country against child trafficking from 2007 here is lawrence lee's powerful film children for sale. my poem i see was 12 years old when she was sold by her own parents she was sent to work as a domestic help in kolkata. before it started i never understood what would happen we thought that here in the village i would get food or clothes and i thought if i went to the city i would get a better life that they would do this to us is beyond our imagination. my poor hopes it would lead to a better life and provide a vital income for our family wanted to live. they used to get me by the hair brush my head against the wall and put my hair in the fan they had walking sticks nice to beat me with
a new force in global manufacturing but that's not the whole story according to the international labor organization more than 150000000 children are victims of child labor around the world and india has long been among the worst offenders but over the last few years things have been changing in no small part thanks to the work of one man kailash satyarthi we met him 1st over a decade ago as he led a march around the country against child trafficking from 2007 here is lawrence lee's powerful...
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according to the international labor organization. 25 million trafficking victims across the world.ccording to the initiative, there is 150 billion dollars profit. that's the motivation. have you ever driven by and seen the billboard for a massage par loarm? a nail salon? that typically is a hotbed of people being trafficked. every 40 seconds, a child is abducted right here in the u.s. typically by people who know the family. my first child sex trafficking case. we finally found the little girl. the cops took me into the hotel room pitch said i don't see a little girl in there. she looked like a 35-year-old woman the way she was done up. jesse: you abduct someone and you use nail salons and massage parlors as the hub of the activity where you pimp them out or move them around. you said billion with a "b"? how much money are we talking about? >> billions. jesse: do these children ever grow up and get out of this? are they extinguished? how does this end up happening to children? >> very few of them grow up and get out of this. they live a life -- at this age, jessie, i was still ridi
according to the international labor organization. 25 million trafficking victims across the world.ccording to the initiative, there is 150 billion dollars profit. that's the motivation. have you ever driven by and seen the billboard for a massage par loarm? a nail salon? that typically is a hotbed of people being trafficked. every 40 seconds, a child is abducted right here in the u.s. typically by people who know the family. my first child sex trafficking case. we finally found the little...
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labor supply and demand i don't know the secretary. says this approach has wide international acceptance including by the international labor organization. well that may be true but it's interesting that the u.k. can't produce timely estimates it produces a month's a month behind everybody else but more and cyprus and luxemburg can do it so why can't the point to it i mean it's laughable it's completely laughable the quality of the surveys are too low they don't spend enough money on it by looking at that survey it really tells you nothing about the hurt that people in the u.k. are experiencing and so that's why i think it's basically laughable well i'm here professor of labor economics that's what i do yes the. job but also my job given that you know arguably more than. anyone in their thought the recent monetary policy committee members about the ideological fathers of a gore financial persuasion that goes on about the importance of debt and given that you know about that what your view is do when they hear on the news that policies that affect them and their lives must be enacted because of the debt well i mean it's a really interest
labor supply and demand i don't know the secretary. says this approach has wide international acceptance including by the international labor organization. well that may be true but it's interesting that the u.k. can't produce timely estimates it produces a month's a month behind everybody else but more and cyprus and luxemburg can do it so why can't the point to it i mean it's laughable it's completely laughable the quality of the surveys are too low they don't spend enough money on it by...
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labor supply and demand i don't know the secretary. says this approach has wide international acceptance including by the international labor organization. well that may be true but it's interesting that the u.k. can't produce timely estimates it produces a month's a month behind everybody else but more and cyprus and luxemburg can do it so why can't the point to it i mean it's laughable it's completely laughable the quality of the surveys are too low that those spend the money on it if the by looking at that survey it really tells you nothing about the hurt that people in the u.k. are experiencing and so that's why i think it's basically laughable well i'm here professor of labor economics that's what i do yes the. job but also my job given that you know arguably more than. anyone in there certainly recent monetary policy committee members about the ideological fathers of a gore financial persuasion that goes on about the importance of debt and given that you know about that what you view is do when they hear on the news that policies that affect them in their lives must be enacted because of the debt. well i mean it's a really interes
labor supply and demand i don't know the secretary. says this approach has wide international acceptance including by the international labor organization. well that may be true but it's interesting that the u.k. can't produce timely estimates it produces a month's a month behind everybody else but more and cyprus and luxemburg can do it so why can't the point to it i mean it's laughable it's completely laughable the quality of the surveys are too low that those spend the money on it if the by...
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new force in global manufacturing but that's not the whole story and according to the international labor organization more than 150000000 children are victims of child labor around the world and india has long been among the worst offenders but over the last few years things have been changing.
new force in global manufacturing but that's not the whole story and according to the international labor organization more than 150000000 children are victims of child labor around the world and india has long been among the worst offenders but over the last few years things have been changing.
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s pandemic is not a 10th of the world's income that's according to the international labor organization income of workers fell in the 1st 9 months of 2020 making a loss of more than 3.5 trillion dollars the figure which doesn't include government support schemes is equal to 5.5 percent of gross of global gross domestic product the foreign working hours in the 2nd quarter 2020 was even sharper at 17.3 percent and the outlook for the rest of the year is bleak last working hours are expected to total equivalent of $345000000.00 full time jobs in the 3rd quarter showing the heavy toll pandemic is taking on global labor income. well india is on track to overtake the united states as the country with the most corona virus infections 83000 new cases were recorded in the past day struggling in his efforts to control the outbreak prime minister narendra modi has held talks with state leaders to be a force. ambulance driver of an aged. 19 g.t. in the indian capital new delhi during the caret of r.'s pandemic he says he's had to work 48 hour shifts because the indian healthcare system is underfund
s pandemic is not a 10th of the world's income that's according to the international labor organization income of workers fell in the 1st 9 months of 2020 making a loss of more than 3.5 trillion dollars the figure which doesn't include government support schemes is equal to 5.5 percent of gross of global gross domestic product the foreign working hours in the 2nd quarter 2020 was even sharper at 17.3 percent and the outlook for the rest of the year is bleak last working hours are expected to...
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the international labor organization estimates that in the 2nd quarter of 202017.3 percent of working hours were lost worldwide due to the coronavirus measures including the closure of construction sites factories and offices in terms of employment that means a total of 495000000 jobs have been lost. government measures including stimulus packages and short time work allowance have somewhat mitigated the financial consequences but the ilo says it's mainly developed countries that can afford this emerging economies have limited possibilities the results are poverty and desperation. the u.s. has begun 3 days of tributes to the late supreme court justice and liberal icon ruth bader ginsburg also day her coffin was taken to the supreme court building where the public will pay their final respects for 2 days then ginsburg will lie in state in the u.s. capitol a bitter political debates is playing out over president trump's intention to nominate her replacement before the election in november as the nation pauses to remember her remarkable life. for days people have been a legend at the sup
the international labor organization estimates that in the 2nd quarter of 202017.3 percent of working hours were lost worldwide due to the coronavirus measures including the closure of construction sites factories and offices in terms of employment that means a total of 495000000 jobs have been lost. government measures including stimulus packages and short time work allowance have somewhat mitigated the financial consequences but the ilo says it's mainly developed countries that can afford...
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according to the international labor organization women have been disproportionately impacted by theandemic. with almost 510 million of all employed women worldwide working in the four most affected sectors. >> now there's a real risk of a tier two return to work, so you're going to see large numbers of women not able to return to work because the sectors they're working in are not really financially viable. >> reporter: for her this has meant six months of single parenting, cooking, cleaning, home schooling and entertaining. ultimately less time focusing on getting her career and her finances back on track. >> i'm very worried. i'm still trying. the more agencies i talk to the more worried i get. >> reporter: how emotional has this experience been for you? have you had moments of self-doubt? >> i've been wavering. i've been trying to put on a brave face. it's okay to see mom crumble at times. >> reporter: the damage from covid-19 will be felt by future generations of women with the imf warning gender gaps are widening despite 30 years of progress. >> i think it's actually made thing
according to the international labor organization women have been disproportionately impacted by theandemic. with almost 510 million of all employed women worldwide working in the four most affected sectors. >> now there's a real risk of a tier two return to work, so you're going to see large numbers of women not able to return to work because the sectors they're working in are not really financially viable. >> reporter: for her this has meant six months of single parenting,...
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with international labor organization and more recently at the forefront of the fight against climate change with the interim government plan on climate change the united nations has managed when we availed it of the means to rise to the hope placed in it not to mention of course of the plethora of structures satellite organizations that have been vital for the operations of the united nations and i would add to these institutions all of which have been awarded the nobel peace prize i would add the builders of the peace that they have forged a lead embodied and up held it from cordell hull to dukkha marshall from kofi annan to marty's hari thousands of civilian and military personnel engaged on the most difficult ground they have dedicated and put their lives on the line to the service of the united nations their commitment is an honor to us we are indebted to this sacrifice we are indebted to the 10s of thousands of individuals sacrificed so there is a need and it is incumbent upon us to face reality head on our shared h
with international labor organization and more recently at the forefront of the fight against climate change with the interim government plan on climate change the united nations has managed when we availed it of the means to rise to the hope placed in it not to mention of course of the plethora of structures satellite organizations that have been vital for the operations of the united nations and i would add to these institutions all of which have been awarded the nobel peace prize i would add...
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around the world, wage income during the pandemic fell by 10% that's according to the international labor organization that group says 495 million full-time jobs were lost in the second quarter of this year. and another 345 million job losses are expected in the third quarter. you are up to date that's the news updatingupdatin, i'll send it back to you. >>> we continue to drop lower here in the afternoon. the dow now down 380 points, 1.4% drop. remember, we were up 150 points earlier. only went negative around midday s&p's down 55 at 3,259. the nasdaq is the worst performer once again, down 25 points or 2.3%. >>> the oil market is also closing up right now energy is the worst sector let's get to dom chu for more. >> energy is the worst-performing sector even though oil prices are holding up relatively well. as you can see here, u.s. benchmark crude prices are currently $39.94 about one-third to the upside. brent crude futures up $41.81. a real standout today is natural gas prices getting a huge bounce just in the last couple of sessions. it was near two-month lows so a confluence of factors there bidd
around the world, wage income during the pandemic fell by 10% that's according to the international labor organization that group says 495 million full-time jobs were lost in the second quarter of this year. and another 345 million job losses are expected in the third quarter. you are up to date that's the news updatingupdatin, i'll send it back to you. >>> we continue to drop lower here in the afternoon. the dow now down 380 points, 1.4% drop. remember, we were up 150 points earlier....
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the international labor organization estimates that there are 40.3 million victims of human trafficking worldwide today. the global human trafficking market is estimated at $150 billion per year industry. i hate to call it an industry. the profits from these nefarious and heinous acts only go to fund corrupt governments and organizations to reign more terror, pain, organ harvesting, and suffering on the world's most vulnerable populations. as of 2020, the counter trafficking data collaborative shows globally 108,613 individual cases of human trafficking. 164 countries of exploitation. and 175 nationalities. the lift act will ensure adequate time for preparation of the state department's annual trafficking in persons report. it will also require timely provisions on information to the state department on the number and location of visa denials based holy or partially on grounds related to human trafficking. one of the greatest challenges in developing targeted counter trafficking responses and measuring their impact is the lack of reliable, high quality data related to the scale of human
the international labor organization estimates that there are 40.3 million victims of human trafficking worldwide today. the global human trafficking market is estimated at $150 billion per year industry. i hate to call it an industry. the profits from these nefarious and heinous acts only go to fund corrupt governments and organizations to reign more terror, pain, organ harvesting, and suffering on the world's most vulnerable populations. as of 2020, the counter trafficking data collaborative...
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again, most of the -- the big companies that have large union organized labor forces are international conglomerate and they have -- this is different than a locally based small business who has less hr power, less capital. it's important to remind yourself of that. you are applying the same requirements to visit con the of the spectrum in terms of and capacity and so, yeah, i mean, that is kind of a point and i just wanted to say, of course, we're also the intent of and over again and the culture of small businesses and that is also wrongly assumed and by supervisors who have never worked in that capacity. and we have a culture of one-on-one communication with our employees and feeling out where they're at and this is what we do all daylong and it takes away the agency and of and it's going to work for you? we'll told my and the that is a that we have and even any regard to those and that is a little and i under like the and that is no faith in the small business community and the culture of how we operate and because of the lack of privilege of that reality. >> thank you very much. c
again, most of the -- the big companies that have large union organized labor forces are international conglomerate and they have -- this is different than a locally based small business who has less hr power, less capital. it's important to remind yourself of that. you are applying the same requirements to visit con the of the spectrum in terms of and capacity and so, yeah, i mean, that is kind of a point and i just wanted to say, of course, we're also the intent of and over again and the...
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labor organization is saying the situation in peru and other latin american couelries could go beyond 2022. host: what about those countries trying to get to some sort of normality? columbia started internationallights last week. guest: we saw columbia restart inrnational flights. mexico has a color-coded region. we have seen in argentina a case of arit telling people going and being prosecuted for having risk the lives of people in his congregation. host' let' focus on europe. we have seen a resurgence in infections across the continent. look at the netherlands and germany. spain is seeing a steep rise in cases. here is guy hedgko in madrid. --ere is guy hedgko. 750,000 cases registered since the pandemic began. a phenomenon we have seen growing since the end of the national lockdown at the end of june when restrictions were lifted. we have seen cas rising steadily and moreha recently trend has accelerated. the number of deaths andns hospitalizats smal compared to the peak of the first waven march and april, but the big concern is the number of infections. were seeing outbreaks across the country. today in the north of the country introduced restrictions toun a 40,000 people in terms of movem
labor organization is saying the situation in peru and other latin american couelries could go beyond 2022. host: what about those countries trying to get to some sort of normality? columbia started internationallights last week. guest: we saw columbia restart inrnational flights. mexico has a color-coded region. we have seen in argentina a case of arit telling people going and being prosecuted for having risk the lives of people in his congregation. host' let' focus on europe. we have seen a...
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auditing organizations pulled out citing restricted access and increased difficulty meeting auditing standards. despite all of this, international companies continue to source or allow products from labor from the region to come into their supply chain. my legislation, the uighur forced labor disclosure act, would require the s.e.c. to issue rules requiring publicly traded companies to annually disclose imports of manufactured goods and materials that originate in or jinjang. om because of the strong likelihood from there are using forced labor, companies that import materials face greater and financial risk that may impact their short and long-term value. shareholders and consumers have trite know whether their hard-rned dollars are being invested in companies who benefit forced labor. it's critical that publicly traded companies disclose this so investors can make the best decisions possible and make sure no parts of our market or economy utilized forced labor or complicit in further iolations of human rights. the gentleman from michigan believes that sanctions would be a better option. sanctions need to be part of the solution. and i along with others pushed the trump administration
auditing organizations pulled out citing restricted access and increased difficulty meeting auditing standards. despite all of this, international companies continue to source or allow products from labor from the region to come into their supply chain. my legislation, the uighur forced labor disclosure act, would require the s.e.c. to issue rules requiring publicly traded companies to annually disclose imports of manufactured goods and materials that originate in or jinjang. om because of the...
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auditing organizations pulled out citing restricted access and increased difficulty meeting auditing standards. despite all of this, international companies continue to source or allow products from labor from the region to come into their supply chain. my legislation, the uighur forced labor disclosure act, would require the s.e.c. to issue rules requiring publicly traded companies to annually disclose imports of manufactured goods and materials that originate in or jinjang. om because of the strong likelihood from there are using forced labor, companies that import materials face greater and financial risk that may impact their short and long-term value. shareholders and consumers have trite know whether their hard-rned dollars are being invested in companies who benefit forced labor. it's critical that publicly traded companies disclose this so investors can make the best decisions possible and make sure no parts of our market or economy utilized forced labor or complicit in further iolations of human rights. the gentleman from michigan believes that sanctions would be a better option. sanctions need to be part of the solution. and i along with others pushed the trump administration
auditing organizations pulled out citing restricted access and increased difficulty meeting auditing standards. despite all of this, international companies continue to source or allow products from labor from the region to come into their supply chain. my legislation, the uighur forced labor disclosure act, would require the s.e.c. to issue rules requiring publicly traded companies to annually disclose imports of manufactured goods and materials that originate in or jinjang. om because of the...