USTR launches investigations into S. Korea, 59 other economies over failure to ban forced labor-linked imports

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The U.S. Trade Representative's office has launched investigations into South Korea and 59 other economies over their failure to prohibit imports linked to forced labor. The probe reflects escalating U.S. trade enforcement priorities around labor standards and could have broad implications for bilateral trade relations. South Korea is among the economies now facing potential trade consequences.

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Yonhap) -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (US...