The planned new tariff is to be slapped on dozens of countries that have allegedly failed to take action to prevent slavery and forced labour.

The United States is planning to impose a 12.5 per cent tariff on goods from Australia, alleging the country has failed to take action to prevent slavery and forced labour.

Anthony Albanese says any tariff on Australian exports to the US is “unjustified and inconsistent” with the free trade agreements between the two allies.

Former Australian ambassador to the US Joe Hockey says Donald Trump is convinced that tariffs are beneficial to the US.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    And if they aren’t paying slave prison workers in our own country, we’re importing goods from all over the world, built with slave labor. Having a tariff on those goods is simply forcing the company to give the American government the money they should have paid their workers, but it doesn’t help the workers at all.