NEW DELHI: Amid US Trade Representative's Section 301 probe on failure of 60 countries, including India, to check imports using forced labour, govt has decided to insert a new clause seeking to block the entry of specified goods and other inputs, while reiterating that the shipment of such goods into the country is prohibited.

India has amended its Foreign Trade Policy to ban goods produced using forced labour. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade will conduct inquiries into such production…

India bans imports of goods made with forced labor, empowering the government to enforce this prohibition effectively.

India has amended its foreign trade policy to ban goods produced using forced labour. This move comes amid a US investigation into forced labour practices globally. The new policy…