Timo Warri, director of international trade and trade policy at the Federation of Finnish Industries, said on the 27th that the US itself has not fully fulfilled its obligations under the International Labour Organization framework, yet it has imposed tariffs on other economies in the name of “forced labor,” highlighting America's double standards. In an interview with Finland's national broadcaster on the same day, Warri said that the Trump administration searched for “legal grounds” for unilaterally imposing tariffs and eventually removed the reason for “forced labor” from a 70s law. This practice is ridiculous. The Office of the United States Trade Representative issued a notice on the 23rd announcing the imposition of 10% to 12.5% tariffs on imported goods from 60 countries and regions on the grounds of so-called “forced labor” in accordance with section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act to replace global import tariffs due on the 24th. The new tariffs came into effect on the 24th EST.

Timo Warri, director of international trade and trade policy at the Federation of Finnish Industries, said on the 27th that the US itself has not fully fulfilled its obligations under the International Labour Organization framework, yet it has imposed tariffs on other economies in the name of “forced labor,” highlighting America's double standards. In an interview with Finland's national broadcaster on the same day, Warri said that the Trump administration searched for “legal grounds” for unilaterally imposing tariffs and eventually removed the reason for “forced labor” from a 70s law. This practice is ridiculous. The Office of the United States Trade Representative issued a notice on the 23rd announcing the imposition of 10% to 12.5% tariffs on imported goods from 60 countries and regions on the grounds of so-called “forced labor” in accordance with section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act to replace global import tariffs due on the 24th. The new tariffs came into effect on the 24th EST.