LONDON: President Donald Trump's threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the United States accuses of failing to crack down on forced labour will do little to fight modern slavery - and could even make things wo

The latest tariff proposal by Trump’s top trade envoy comes more than three months after the Supreme Court struck down the president’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.

The latest tariff proposal by Trump’s top trade envoy comes more than three months after the Supreme Court struck down the president’s “Liberation Day” tariffs.

The U.S. Trade Representative has announced the Trump administration is proposing tariffs of 10% or more for dozens of major trading partners following a probe into alleged forced…

US proposes 10% tariffs on imports due to forced labor concerns, seeking to rebuild Trump's tariff agenda amid trade tensions.

The move comes months after Washington launched investigations into 60 economies, including China, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the Philippines.

The US Trade Representative on Tuesday proposed new duties targeting 60 economies for alleged failures to act against forced labor, as the Trump

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…

The Trump administration has unveiled proposed tariffs of 10% or more on dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, including some of the U.S.'s largest…

The US claims the countries failure to address forced labour concerns places restrictions on US trade

A new wave of Trump tariffs could unsettle US trade partners which have already signed new trade deals or have been negotiating them for months.

A new wave of Trump tariffs could unsettle US trade partners which have already signed new trade deals or have been negotiating them for months.

The investigation was conducted under the Trade Act of 1974. The strategy would enable Trump to skirt limits on his tariffs imposed by the Supreme Court.

Trade minister says Australia has ‘robust, comprehensive and world-leading legislation addressing forced labour and modern slavery’

Proposal for 10-12.5% levies, to also include EU, Taiwan, Canada and Australia, would allow US president to skirt court-imposed limits

The Trump administration has brought up a proposal for new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners after it said it determined...

"We will no longer tolerate this disparity."

It is the latest move by the president to impose levies after the US Supreme Court ruled against his ‘liberation day’ tariffs.

The proposed import duties of up to 12.5% would apply to nearly 60 U.S. trade partners, the latest effort to rebuild Trump’s tariff regime.

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

The USTR proposes 10% to 12.5% tariffs on imports from 60 countries over forced labor failures, targeting China, India, Canada, and the EU.