Statement of policy

It is the policy of the United States to— (1) embed human rights concerns across the full spectrum of official interactions between the Government of the United States and the Government of Vietnam to convey the entire spectrum of United States interests in diplomatic engagement, including that concrete human rights improvements are key parts of trade, security, humanitarian cooperation, and economic development; (2) assess Vietnam’s progress toward respecting the basic rights of workers, as described the report required by section 702 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2151n note), to ensure that American workers are not disadvantaged by unfair labor practices in Vietnam, and press for Vietnam’s ratification of ILO Conventions No. 87 (Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize) and No. 98 (Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining) and the recognition of independent labor unions; (3) bar from entry into the United States imports from Vietnam that include inputs made with forced labor from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, such as cotton, aluminum, polysilicon, rayon or other raw or finished materials identified by the Department of Homeland Security, per the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; and (4) to protect United States nationals and United States businesses by taking steps to address cyber-espionage and transnational repression efforts conducted by Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security.