{"id":1990,"date":"2026-03-31T16:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjetulain.com.ar\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2026-05-01T02:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:23:16","slug":"trabajo-forzoso-exportaciones-estados-unidos-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjetulain.com.ar\/en\/trabajo-forzoso-exportaciones-estados-unidos-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Forced labor: a new area of focus for Argentine exporters in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Andrea Zavatto \u2013 Specialist in Foreign Trade and Internationalization Strategy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the start of investigations into 60 economies\u2014including Argentina\u2014to assess whether they have effective mechanisms to prevent the entry of products made with forced labor into their markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the measure does not target specific sectors or involve immediate sanctions, it sends a clear signal: The United States is raising the standard for access to its market<\/strong>, increasingly incorporating requirements related to how goods are produced, and not just what is exported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A change in the rules of international trade<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This approach isn't entirely new, but it is intensifying. US regulations allow for blocking the entry of products when there are suspicions of forced labor anywhere in the supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes not only the final product, but also inputs, components, or intermediate processes<\/strong>, which significantly expands the scope of the controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In practice, this means that a business transaction can be affected even when the problem is not with the direct exporting company, but with a supplier within its supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traceability as a new access condition<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Herein lies a key change for businesses: the supply chain traceability<\/strong> It ceases to be a reputational aspect and becomes an operational condition for accessing the US market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new scenario demands greater visibility into the origin of inputs and the conditions under which they were produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A trend aligned with international standards (ESG)<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This evolution aligns with a broader agenda that is already impacting international trade: ESG (environmental, social and governance) criteria and the growing demands for transparency in supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, labor compliance is progressively being integrated as a central element within the strategies of foreign trade.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specific challenges for Argentine companies<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For Argentine companies that export to the United States \u2014or that participate indirectly in value chains destined for that market\u2014 this scenario poses concrete challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n