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November 5, 2008 DOL Home > ILAB > OCFT > Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act |
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act On January 10, 2006, the President signed into law the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (TVPRA of 2005). Section 105(b)(1) of Act directed the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, to "carry out additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor in foreign countries." Section 105(b)(2) listed these activities as:
ILAB's Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) carries out the mandates of the TVPRA. For more information on ILAB's activities, please see our Frequently Asked Questions: DOL Efforts to Combat Child Labor and Forced Labor Pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. Procedural Guidelines On October 1, 2007, OCFT published a Federal Register Notice [Text] [PDF] containing proposed Procedural Guidelines for the development and maintenance of the list of goods from countries produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards. OCFT received nine public comments on the proposed Procedural Guidelines. These comments and OCFT's responses, along with the final Procedural Guidelines, were published in a Federal Register Notice on December 27, 2007 [Text] [PDF]. Public Request for Information The December 27, 2007 Federal Register Notice also includes a public request for information about the nature and extent of child labor and forced labor in the production of goods internationally, as well as information on government, industry, or third-party actions and initiatives to address these problems. This information is intended for OCFT's use, as appropriate, in developing its list of goods produced by child labor or forced labor. Submissions of information are requested no later than March 26, 2008. Public Hearing OCFT held a public hearing to collect information on forced labor and child labor in the production of goods, at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at the Department of Labor. For background information on this hearing, please see OCFT's Federal Register Notice published April 23, 2008 [Text] [PDF]. On June 11, 2008, OCFT closed the Official Record of the Public Hearing. The Record includes the agenda with witness statements, the full transcript of the May 28, 2008 proceedings, witness responses to follow-up questions from the hearing panel, and other statements and evidence received from the public.
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