DOL Report Touches on the Dark Side of the Green Energy Transition

Those pushing a green energy transition in the U.S. and beyond will need to address a major supply chain problem—namely that key materials used in these products are sometimes acquired through child labor or forced labor practices. A Department of Labor report published this month, "2024 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor,” highlights the humanitarian concerns involved in green technologies, as well as in other sectors such as agriculture and the fishing industry. "Forced labor and child labor are all too common globally—even in times of...