U.S. ban on slave-made goods nets tiny fraction of $400 billion threat
The U.S. law that disallows slave-made goods from entering the country, has only captured $6.3 million worth of goods. It is estimated that every year, $400 billion in goods made by slave-labor enter the United States market. While the U.S. strives to be a leader in the fight against slave labor, it has become clear that the agency that enforces the law regarding what goods may enter the country, is underfunded. Of the 62,450 Customs and Border Protection workers, only six of them are tasked with preventing slave-made goods from entering the country.
See "U.S. ban on slave-made goods nets tiny fraction of $400 billion threat", Jason Fields, Reuters, April 8, 2019