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Jul
With the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries’ voting in favour of a new European Union (EU) law to prohibit the import of fisheries products linked with forced labour, the country risks being punished for such violations. The new law, which was passed July 19, 2023, is meant to effectively address systemic forced labour in the global fisheries value chain, particularly in developing countries. The law reflects a similar ‘carding system’ that features in the EU’s Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing Regulation, and uses formal dialogues and ‘yellow’ and ‘red cards’ to facilitate compliance of third countries with international obligations…