CTU president Sandra Grey said New Zealand still lagged behind other parts of the world in legislating against modern slavery but the investigation was a "bad faith project" by the US.

The EU and UK are among the economies targeted by a new US tariff proposal linked to forced labour imports, potentially reopening trade tensions just weeks after Brussels reached…

The Trump administration is proposing that tariffs of 10 percent or more be imposed on products from dozens of major trading partners following a probe into imports of goods…

Most New Zealand exports to the US already face a blanket global tariff rate of 10 percent, which was imposed after an earlier tariff was deemed illegal by the US Supreme Court.

USTR's proposal comes from a Section 301 unfair trade practices investigation designed to help rebuild Trump's tariffs.

Australia had "robust, comprehensive and world-leading legislation" addressing forced labour and modern slavery, a spokesperson says.

CTU president Sandra Grey said New Zealand still lagged behind other parts of the world in legislating against modern slavery but the investigation was a "bad faith project" by…