CBP Webinar Series: UFLPA 101 for the Seafood Sector
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Trade, in collaboration with
the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Policy, the Department of
Labor, and the Department of State is hosting a three-part webinar series from Tuesday,
November 12 to Thursday, November 14, 2024, titled UFLPA 101 for the
Seafood Sector. The webinar series will provide an overview of the Uyghur
Forced Labor Protection Act (UFLPA), including the legislation and the UFLPA
Entity List; CBP’s enforcement processes under the UFLPA, and information and
best practices for due diligence in reviewing global supply chains. The
descriptions for each webinar are listed below:
Day
1: November 12, 1:00pm ET: “The UFLPA and the UFLPA Entity List”: DHS’s Office of
Policy will present an overview of the UFLPA and the role of the interagency
Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force in implementing the UFLPA Strategy to
Prohibit Importation of Goods made with Forced Labor in the People’s Republic
of China. The presentation will also review the Strategy’s high-priority
sectors for enforcement, as well as administration of the UFLPA Entity List.
Day
2: November 13, 1:00pm ET: “CBP’s Enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act”: CBP
will present a forced labor overview, covering topics including the prevalence
of forced labor around the world, the forced labor and UFLPA-specific
enforcement processes, modifications to Withhold Release Orders (WROs) and
Findings, and general forced labor compliance recommendations for
importers. The presentation will also discuss CBP’s role in addressing
illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, along with forced
labor abuses in the seafood supply chain.
Day
3: November 14, 1:00pm ET: “Shoring Up Seafood Supply Chains through Due
Diligence”: Presenters
from the Departments of Labor and State and subject matter experts will provide
comprehensive information on U.S. government concerns about labor abuses and
forced labor in the seafood supply chain; available due diligence,
risk-management resources, and tools; and clear actionable steps that the
private sector can take to prevent and address labor exploitation and forced
labor in global supply chains.
To
register for these free webinars, click here. All
registrants will receive the access link for the webinar the day before the
event, but entry into the webinar is on a first-come, first-served basis as
seats are limited. After the live event, this and other previously recorded
webinars will be available for replay at Trade Outreach
Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov).
If
you have any questions about this webinar series, please contact OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov.
