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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 22: Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions › Subpart 22.15

FAR 22.1502 Policy.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section states that agencies must enforce laws prohibiting products made with forced or indentured child labor, and should try to avoid buying such products. It matters to contractors because it signals that agencies will take action against products tied to forced or indentured child labor.

Applies to: Agencies

What it requires

  • Take appropriate action to enforce laws prohibiting the manufacture or importation of products mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced or indentured child labor

Key terms: forced or indentured child labor · manufacture · importation

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Agencies must take appropriate action to enforce the laws prohibiting the manufacture or importation of products that have been mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced or indentured child labor, consistent with 19 U.S.C. 1307, 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq., and 41 U.S.C. chapter 65. Agencies should make every effort to avoid acquiring such products.

← 22.1501 Definitions. · 22.1503 Procedures for acquiring end products on the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 22

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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