Tragically, child labor and forced labor are still common in the developing world. According to a 2013 estimate by the International Labour Organization, 168 million underage children still work around the world, often in harsh conditions. The ILO estimated in 2014 that around 21 million people worldwide are victims of forced labor.
A trade law signed by President Barack Obama last week could help stomp out this exploitation, however. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 is primarily focused on giving the U.S. government more power to enforce trade rules with other nations. But it also closes a long-standing loophole that allowed for the importation of goods produced by child laborers and forced laborers.
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