Johari: Malaysia given two years to tighten laws on forced labour imports under US trade deal
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 — Malaysia will have two years to introduce measures prohibiting imports of goods produced using forced labour under its trade agreement with the US,...
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According to Berita Harian , Johari said the requirement was among the provisions contained in the Malaysia-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), which has been signed but has yet to be ratified.
“The two years are not immediate because the agreement has already been signed. Once we ratify the relevant elements, it means they are giving us two years to fix the laws that we do not have,” he was quoted as saying.
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