How do we determine if a product is made with forced labor in China when we can't trust China or the US?
this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2025
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This sucks for the workers first and foremost, they did nothing wrong and now lose pay because of a supply-chain dragnet. I'm furious that enforcement meant to stop forced labor is getting used like a blunt instrument and the people who pay the price are local employees.
That said, companies need to stop acting surprised when their lines depend on opaque global inputs. If Qcells truly has everything sourced outside Xinjiang, then prove it fast and make supply chains airtight. If not, own that and speed up reshoring instead of cutting wages. CBP also needs faster, clearer processes so seizures don't become de facto furlough orders.
Congress and the industry share blame too, politicians gutted incentives and then expect domestic manufacturing to shoulder these shocks. Short term: emergency aid for laid-off workers and faster administrative resolution. Long term: real, verifiable U.S. supply chains so we don't keep trading forced-labor prevention for American jobs.