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Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
Coverage of Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in the Nexus archive.
- South Africa seeks tariff exemption as US probes forced labor tied to imports
South Africa requested the U.S. to exempt it from proposed tariffs linked to a U.S. investigation into forced labor enforcement, arguing it has robust laws against the practice. The delegation highlighted South Africa's ratification of ILO conventions and existing import bans on prison labor, urging exemptions for key exports like platinum group metals and vehicles.