Forced-labour import prohibition empowers targeted restrictions on goods made wholly or partly through involuntary work.

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....The Foreign Trade Policy 2023 now prohibits imports of goods produced or manufactured wholly or partly using forced labour. The Central Government may identify prohibited goods by notification based on an enquiry's findings or other material considered appropriate, while the DGFT enquiry procedure will be prescribed in the Handbook of Procedures 2023. "Forced labour" is defined as work or service exacted under menace of penalty without voluntary consent, in line with the ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930. These provisions take effect after 30 days from publication in the Official Gazette.....