Public
Meeting
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Testimony
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Written Statements
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Release
Public Meeting, March
29, 2010
A public meeting of the
Consultative Group was held Monday, March 29
th
at the Jamie L. Whitten Building (USDA).
The purpose of the meeting was to receive
information or comments from organizations
and the general public on the following
issues:
(Comments accepted until April, 30, 2010.
Submit a
comment via email
to
steffon.brown@fas.usda.gov)
(a) Examples of
identification, monitoring, verification,
and/or certification systems, or other
models, that have been successful in
reducing child labor and/or forced labor in
the global supply chains within the
agricultural sector or other industries;
(b) The roles and
responsibilities that may be appropriate for
the business sector and other stakeholders
(governments, unions, nongovernmental
organizations, and others) in establishing
independent, third-party monitoring and
verification systems for the production,
processing, and distribution of agricultural
products or commodities;
c) Other information
that would be useful to the Consultative
Group in meeting its mandate to develop recommendations
relating to a standard set of practices for
independent, third-party monitoring and
verification for the production, processing,
and distribution of agricultural products or
commodities to reduce the likelihood that
agricultural products or commodities
imported into the United States are produced
with the use of forced labor or child labor.
Written Statements Received in
Response to Public Meeting Notice
