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US blocks South Korean salt products “seasoned” with forced labor

In a landmark first, the United States has blocked all imports from Taepyung, a major South Korean salt farm. Despite decades of documented abuse, the ban makes the US the first trade partner to take punitive action against the rural salt farms, reports MSN. South Korean officials also stated that this was the first time a South Korean company had their imports suspended by a foreign government over concerns of forced labor.  A decade of exploitation

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