CBP Detains Shipment of Chinese Apparel Suspected to be Made with Forced Labor in Xinjiang

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport detained a shipment of women’s gloves under a September 2020 Withhold Release Order. The gloves are suspected to have been made with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region. Federal law prohibits the importation of merchandise mined, manufactured, or produced, wholly or in part, by forced labor.
Photos by Jaime Ruiz