CBP以強迫勞動為由，下令扣留兩家印尼種植園的棕櫚油
CBP 英文原標題： Withhold Release Orders (WROs) on palm oil and its derivative products produced in Indonesia by Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation
CBP 宣布了什麼？
CBP對印尼Mitra Aneka Rezeki和Hardaya Inti Plantation生產的棕櫚油及其衍生產品發布了兩項暫扣令（Withhold Release Order）。此令立即生效，CBP將依19 U.S.C. § 1307在所有美國入境口岸扣留這些貨物。被扣貨物的進口商可選擇銷毀或出口，或證明貨物並非由強迫勞動製成。
Allied 的立場是什麼？
對於我們代為報關的進口項目，我們將這兩家生產商的任何棕櫚油或棕櫚油衍生產品貨物，視為可能被扣留。進口棕櫚油或含棕櫚油產品的客戶，應檢查其供應鏈是否涉及這兩家生產商。客戶應盡早向我們提供供應商及原產地文件，以便我們審核其報關項目。若CBP扣留貨物，請聯繫我們討論該通知所列的選項。
一般資訊，並非法律意見。
CBP 訊息的英文原文說了什麼？
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued two Withhold Release Orders (WROs) against palm oil and its derivative products produced by Mitra Aneka Rezeki (MAR) and Hardaya Inti Plantation (HIP), two palm oil plantations in Indonesia. Effective immediately, CBP personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain shipments of palm oil and its derivative products produced by MAR and HIP due to evidence reasonably indicating the use of forced labor in their production.
“Exploiting workers is inhumane and damaging to our economic and national security,” said CBP Office of Trade Executive Assistant Commissioner Susan S. Thomas. “Not only are these workers suffering from lack of proper conditions and pay, but the goods they’re forced to produce can put American businesses and consumers at risk.”
Both WROs were issued due to violations of 19 U.S.C. § 1307, the law prohibiting goods made with forced labor from entering the United States. When CBP has evidence indicating that imported goods are made using forced labor, the agency detain those shipments through WROs.
Both WROs are the result of a CBP review that MAR and HIP use forced labor to produce palm oil and its derivative products in Indonesia. During its review, CBP analyzed the following supporting evidence: interview transcripts, payroll slips, harvest quota information, photographs, open-source non-governmental organization and other government agency reports, news media, and academic research.
Taken together, the evidence demonstrated that workers at MAR and HIP are subject to the following International Labour Organization (ILO) indicators of forced labor: debt bondage, withholding of wages, deception, excessive overtime, abusive working and living conditions, intimidation and threats, and abuse of vulnerability. In addition, workers at MAR are also subject to retention of identity documents and isolation. The facts underlying these indicators show, by reasonable suspicion, that workers are engaged in forced labor (i.e., work performed involuntarily and under menace of penalty). Additionally, CBP trade import data demonstrates that the goods are being, or are likely to be, imported into the United States.
Both WROs against MAR and HIP highlight CBP’s continued efforts to combat forced labor. With this action, CBP now oversees and enforces 60 WROs and eight Findings under 19 U.S.C. § 1307.
Importers of detained shipments may seek to destroy or export their shipments or seek to demonstrate that the merchandise was not produced with forced labor.
CBP receives allegations of forced labor from a variety of sources including government agencies, media, non-governmental organizations, and members of the public. Any person or organization that has reason to believe merchandise produced with forced labor is being, or is likely to be, imported into the United States can report allegations through CBP’s Forced Labor Allegation Portal (https://flallegation.cbp.gov/s/login/).
Link to Press Release: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-issues-withhold-release-orders-mitra-aneka-rezeki-and-hardaya
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