WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs on Monday announced the publication of a final list of products made with forced child labor.

The list of products includes electronics and toys fabricated in China; garments from Argentina, India, and Thailand; Russian pornography; and diamonds from Sierra Leone. Federal contractors must certify under Executive Order 13126 that the listed products, which will appear in Tuesday’s edition of the Federal Register, are not fabricated with forced or indentured child labor.  

In September 2009, the department released an initial determination, which set forth a list of 29 products in 21 countries of origin that the U.S. Departments of Labor, State and Homeland Security preliminarily believed were mined, produced or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor.

The initial determination announced a 90-day period for review and submission of public comments on these proposed updates to the list.

After careful consideration by the Departments of Labor, State and Homeland Security of all public comments received, the final determination announces final updates to the list. The only change from the initial determination is that carpets produced in India are no longer included. The complete list can be viewed at the Labor Department’s website.

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