The US Congress gave its final stamp of approval to forced labour legislation to ban imports from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in China, clearing the bill’s way to the White House where US President Joe Biden is expected to sign it into law.
Two days after the Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act breezed through the House of Representatives, senators approved it on Thursday by unanimous consent, a procedure for uncontroversial bills with broad bipartisan support.
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