Forced Labour?: SA unlikely to reverse Trump’s new 12.5% tariff

South Africa’s efforts to reverse Trump’s new 12.5% tariff are unlikely to succeed because the measure appears driven more by US trade politics than forced labour concerns.

Twenty-five U.S. states sued Donald Trump's administration Monday over tariffs issued to root out forced labour in global supply chains, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February .

US: 25 Democratic states move court against Trump's forced-labour tariffs

The challenge comes after a group of American small businesses filed lawsuits seeking to block the new tariffs on 60 U.S. trading partners, including Canada.