A Lei de Prevenção ao Trabalho Forçado Uigur, assinada em janeiro de 2021, proíbe a importação para os Estados Unidos de mercadorias produzidas com trabalhos forçados na Região Autônoma Uigur do Xinjiang (XUAR), na China. A legislação visa abordar os abusos dos direitos humanos, incluindo as práticas de trabalhos forçados, alegadamente ocorridas contra muçulmanos Uigures […]
A Lei de Prevenção ao Trabalho Forçado Uigur é uma legislação dos Estados Unidos que visa inibir a prática de trabalhos forçados na região de Xinjiang, na China. A legislação foi incorporada pela primeira vez na Câmara dos Representantes dos EUA em 2019, sendo aprovada em setembro de 2020. Foi então repassada para o Senado […]
The supply chain is the backbone of any business, and the success of a company is highly dependent on how well it manages its supply chain. In recent times, there has been a lot of debate about whether a chain’s supply chain can be replaced. The answer to this question is not a simple yes […]
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is a United States legislation aimed at preventing the use of forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China. The legislation was first introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019 and was passed by the House in September 2020. It was then introduced in the Senate and […]
On March 14-15, 2023, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Trade will host the Forced Labor Technical Expo in Washington D.C. This event is aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of forced labor in global supply chains and highlighting the efforts being made by various organizations to combat it. Forced labor is […]
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, signed into law in January 2021, prohibits the importation of goods produced using forced labor in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) into the United States. The legislation aims to address the human rights abuses, including forced labor, that is allegedly taking place against Uyghur Muslims in the region. […]
Uma enxurrada inédita de novos navios porta-contêiner está prestes a entrar em serviço. O ritmo das entregas vai acelerar no próximo mês, aumentará mais no segundo, terceiro e no quarto trimestre, irá acelerar mais ainda ao longo de 2024 e continuará forte em 2025. “Essa colossal carteira de pedidos é como uma espada de Dâmocles […]
Com o início de 2023, os CEOs da cadeia de suprimentos estão concentrados em tornar a resiliência e a eficiência os principais componentes da sua agenda. Globalmente, as empresas fizeram alterações ao longo das muitas redes da cadeia de suprimentos de modo a superar a agitação dos dois últimos anos. Eles devem tentar prever problemas […]
With many economists projecting a recession in the near future, many logistics companies are starting to tighten their belts to figure out how to cut costs in 2023. In 2022, manufacturers were faced with numerous financial problems due to production disruptions and China’s COVID-19 resurgence. As 2023 starts, companies have started to plan their budgets […]
A shipping alliance between the world’s largest container lines had ended. This means there will be more opportunity, greater competition, and lower ocean shipping rates. Maersk and MSC announced that they no longer plan to continue their 2M alliance. The alliance is due to expire in 2025. A vessel-sharing agreement was first launched in 2015 […]
