MALAWI HOLDS TALKS WITH USA, AFTER CUSTOMS ORDER RESTRICTS TOBACCO IMPORTS OVER CHILD LABOUR CONCERNS
November 1st, 2019
MALAWI’s government has said it has entered into talks with the USA government after the USA Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency issued an ‘withhold release order’ on imports of products containing Malawi tobacco over concerns that child labour continues in the southern African country’s leaf production and processing sector.
The order instructs importers to offer proof that child labour was not involved in the manufacture of these products or they are not released for sale by customs officers. The sale of any child labour-tainted products is ...
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