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Singapore Business Federation joins govt in rejecting US claims in manufacturing, forced labour probe

Philip J Heijmans / Bloomberg
Philip J Heijmans / Bloomberg • 2 min read
Singapore Business Federation joins govt in rejecting US claims in manufacturing, forced labour probe
Singapore is among more than a dozen economies targeted by investigations launched in March by the Office of the US Trade Representative.
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(April 16): Singapore’s business lobby has joined the government in pushing back against a sweeping US trade probe that alleges manufacturing overcapacity and failures to enforce bans on imports linked to forced labour.

A day after the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) defended its trade regime as being aligned with international standards, the Singapore Business Federation said it has filed a formal response of its own.

“We urge the US administration to recognise our shared commitment to fair, market-oriented trade and to avoid measures that would disrupt the deeply intertwined supply chains,” Kok Ping Soon, the chief executive officer of the federation, said in a statement on Thursday.

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