ILAB Supply Chain Intelligence — Forced Labor & Child Labor Risk

Supply chain compliance intelligence from 7 DOL ILAB datasets: ImportWatch, LaborShield, and Child Labor Reports. Identifies goods produced with child labor or forced labor worldwide, matches them to US import HS tariff codes, and provides country risk assessments with compliance action recommendations.

Directly supports UFLPA (Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act), EU CSDDD (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive), and Section 307 of the Tariff Act compliance.

What It Does

1. Searches ImportWatch core data by country, good/product, sector, or exploitation type
2. Matches HS tariff codes from ImportWatch_Goods_HS — links flagged goods to Harmonized Schedule codes used in US trade
3. Enriches with country codes from ImportWatch_Country_Codes
4. Joins Child Labor Reports (2016-2022) for country advancement assessments
5. Adds LaborShield data — compliance actions, reporting metrics, and goods flagged
6. Calculates supply chain risk scores based on exploitation severity, goods count, HS code exposure, and country enforcement levels

Data Sources (7 DOL ILAB Datasets)

Dataset	Published	Description
ImportWatch_Core_Data	Sep 2025	Goods flagged for child/forced labor matched to US trade data
ImportWatch_Goods_HS	Nov 2025	HS tariff code mappings for flagged goods
ImportWatch_Country_Codes	Sep 2025	Country code lookup (ISO2/ISO3)
Child_Labor_Report (2016-2022)	Mar 2025	Country assessments from TVPRA Section 402(b) reporting
LaborShield_ReportingData	Jan 2026	Supply chain risk assessment metrics by country
LaborShield_Goods	Jan 2026	Goods flagged in LaborShield app
LaborShield_SuggestedActions	Jan 2026	Recommended compliance actions

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
apiKey	string	—	DOL API key (register free)
dryRun	boolean	true	Return sample data without API calls
country	string	—	Search by country name (partial match)
good	string	—	Search by product name (Cotton, Cobalt, Garments, etc.)
hsCode	string	—	Filter by HS tariff code prefix (52=cotton, 26=ores)
sector	string	—	Filter by sector (Mining, Agriculture, Manufacturing)
exploitationType	string	—	CL (Child Labor), FL (Forced Labor), CL/FL (Both)
region	string	—	Geographic region (East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, etc.)
includeImportWatch	boolean	true	Enrich with HS codes and country codes
includeLaborShield	boolean	true	Enrich with compliance actions
includeChildLaborReport	boolean	true	Enrich with country advancement assessments
maxResults	integer	100	Max country risk profiles (1-5000)

Output Format

Each record is a country-level risk profile with goods, HS codes, and compliance data:

{
    "country": "China",
    "countryCode": "CN",
    "region": "East Asia & Pacific",
    "goods": [
        {
            "good": "Electronics",
            "exploitationType": "FL",
            "exploitationDescription": "Forced Labor",
            "sector": "Manufacturing",
            "hsCodeMatches": [
                { "hsCode": "8471", "description": "Automatic data processing machines" },
                { "hsCode": "8517", "description": "Telephone sets, smartphones" }
            ]
        },
        {
            "good": "Cotton",
            "exploitationType": "FL",
            "exploitationDescription": "Forced Labor",
            "sector": "Agriculture",
            "hsCodeMatches": [
                { "hsCode": "5201", "description": "Cotton, not carded or combed" }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "totalGoods": 7,
    "goodsWithChildLabor": 0,
    "goodsWithForcedLabor": 6,
    "goodsWithBoth": 1,
    "sectors": ["Manufacturing", "Agriculture"],
    "countryAssessment": {
        "advancementLevel": "No Advancement",
        "goodsWithChildLabor": 2,
        "goodsWithForcedLabor": 18,
        "reportingYear": "2022"
    },
    "suggestedActions": [
        {
            "actionText": "Ensure compliance with the UFLPA for all imports.",
            "actionType": "Legal Compliance"
        }
    ],
    "riskScore": 98,
    "riskLevel": "Critical",
    "riskFactors": [
        "7 goods flagged for labor abuse (+10)",
        "6 good(s) with forced labor (+30)",
        "Country advancement: No Advancement (+25)"
    ]
}

Risk Scoring

Factor	Points	Cap
Goods flagged ≥20	+30	—
Goods flagged ≥10	+20	—
Goods flagged ≥5	+10	—
Forced labor goods	+5 each	30
Both CL & FL goods	+8 each	25
Country: No Advancement	+25	—
Country: Minimal Advancement	+15	—
Country: Moderate Advancement	+5	—
Sectors affected ≥5	+15	—
Goods with HS code matches	+3 each	20

Risk levels: Critical (≥80) · High (≥50) · Medium (≥25) · Low (<25)

Example Searches

All goods from China with forced labor:

{
    "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY",
    "dryRun": false,
    "country": "China",
    "exploitationType": "FL"
}

Search for cobalt across all countries:

{
    "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY",
    "dryRun": false,
    "good": "Cobalt"
}

Filter by HS chapter 52 (cotton products):

{
    "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY",
    "dryRun": false,
    "hsCode": "52"
}

Mining sector in Sub-Saharan Africa:

{
    "apiKey": "YOUR_KEY",
    "dryRun": false,
    "sector": "Mining",
    "region": "Sub-Saharan Africa"
}

Use Cases

• UFLPA compliance — Identify goods and supply chains subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act rebuttable presumption
• EU CSDDD due diligence — Map forced labor and child labor risks across supply chains for EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
• Customs & trade compliance — Match at-risk goods to HS tariff codes for import screening
• ESG reporting — Generate country and sector risk assessments for Environmental, Social, Governance disclosures
• Investor due diligence — Assess portfolio companies' supply chain exposure to forced labor
• Procurement risk — Screen suppliers and sourcing countries before contract awards
• Journalism & research — Investigate supply chain labor exploitation by country, good, or sector

API Key

Register for a free DOL API key at dataportal.dol.gov/registration.

Technical Notes

• The actor uses staggered parallel requests (500ms-4000ms delays) to avoid DOL API rate limiting
• ImportWatch_Goods_HS is fetched in full (lookup table) to enable HS code matching across all goods
• If ImportWatch_Core_Data returns no results, the actor falls back to LaborShield_Goods as an alternative data source
• Country risk profiles are sorted by risk score descending
• The HS code filter works by prefix matching — 52 matches all HS codes starting with 52 (cotton chapter)