Stopping Forced Labor How Policy Changes Could Affect Workers, Businesses, and Nations
Cornell's Global Labor Institute experts lead a discussion on how U.S. and EU approaches to forced labor regulations, including the EU's 2025 ban, impact global trade and labor practices.
An episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast, hosted by Jason Judd, Samira Rafaela, Kelly Fay Rodríguez, titled "Stopping Forced Labor How Policy Changes Could Affect Workers, Businesses, and Nations" was published on July 15, 2025 and runs 48 minutes.
July 15, 2025 ·48m · Cornell Keynotes
Summary
Cornell's Global Labor Institute experts lead a discussion on how U.S. and EU approaches to forced labor regulations, including the EU's 2025 ban, impact global trade and labor practices.
Episode Description
As the Trump administration rewrites U.S. trade policy and 2025 European Union rules banning goods made with forced labor go into effect, many questions about trade’s global impact have arisen.
Some of what we buy worldwide is produced by an estimated 28 workers in forced-labor situations. New government leaders in Washington and Brussels will influence how forced labor is uncovered as well as how regulations to control it are developed, enforced, or even reversed.
Join Jason Judd of the Global Labor Institute (GLI) at Cornell’s ILR School and two global labor governance experts, Samira Rafaela and Kelly Fay Rodríguez, as they discuss different approaches being taken by the U.S. and European countries and how those differences could unfold for individuals, companies, and consumers.
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