If Trump really cares about forced labor, he should look at the US โ rather than slap more tariffs on the world | Eduardo Porter | TheBriefWire
If Trump really cares about forced labor, he should look at the US โ rather than slap more tariffs on the world | Eduardo Porter
Published 24 July 2026 ยท world
Forced labor is a problem, especially in the US, where prisoners are coerced to work for pennies โ or nothing at all US politics live
Forced labor is a problem, especially in the US, where prisoners are coerced to work for pennies โ or nothing at all US politics live โ latest updates Donโt believe the Trump administration โs rationale for its new volley of tariffs against everybody. The new levies, ostensibly to punish countries for failing to do enough to curb forced labor, switched on at 12.01am on Friday, to coincide with the expiration of a temporary 10% blanket duty that Donald Trump imposed in February, ostensibly to protect the United States from a balance-of-payments crisis. Continue reading...
Published: July 24, 2026 โข 11:44 PM IST ยท Updated: July 25, 2026 โข 12:37 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Forced labor is a problem, especially in the US, where prisoners are coerced to work for pennies โ or nothing at all US politics live โ latest updates Donโt believe the Trump administration โs rationale for its new volley of tariffs against everybody.
The new levies, ostensibly to punish countries for failing to do enough to curb forced labor, switched on at 12.01am on Friday, to coincide with the expiration of a temporary 10% blanket duty that Donald Trump imposed in February, ostensibly to protect the United States from a balance-of-payments crisis.