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US blocks import of goods from five nations in rare anti-slavery crackdown

The United States has blocked the import of goods suspected to have been made with forced labor from five countries, including clothing from China and diamonds from Zimbabwe, officials said on Tuesday following a rare crackdown on slave labor abroad.

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it seized five different products this week based on information indicating the goods were made using slave labor overseas.

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