# The US has proposed a broad new set of import tariffs on 60 countries, including South Africa, for failing to address the importing of goods made with forced labour. Under the proposal, countries including South Africa, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Brazil would face additional tariffs up to 12.5-percent. Mexico, Canada, and the European Union would face additional ten-percent tariffs. US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer says they are changing the terms of trade between America and the rest of the world:
South Africa among 60 countries facing new US import tariffs over forced labour practises [SOUND]
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