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On July 13, 2021, the U.S. government released an updated version of the Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory (“Advisory”), originally released in July 2020. The Advisory warns U.S. companies that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government continues to engage in “horrific abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) and elsewhere in China, targeting Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and ethnic Kyrgyzin,” including state-sponsored forced labor and other human rights abuses amidst ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity.

Canada is beginning to reopen its borders for nonessential travel after a 16-month shutdown in response to COVID-19. Starting Aug. 9, fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents can enter the country.

After several months of discussion, the German Parliament ("Bundestag") adopted the "Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains" (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act – "Act" or "LkSG") on 11 June 2021.¹ The Act imposes, for the first time, a binding obligation on companies to establish, implement and update due diligence procedures to improve compliance with specified core human rights and, to a limited extent, environmental protection in supply chains.

GM’s Dave Leich says the last 18 months in automotive have been unlike anything he’s seen in over three decades in the industry. As executive director, global supply chain, at General Motors Corporation, Leich leads the assembly, propulsion, and stamping operations, as well as the material launch execution and the demand/supply planning and scheduling organizations. His responsibilities also include GM’s global supply chain operations for North America, South America, and Asia-Pacific.

Ready for more detail about this year’s Supply Chain + International Trade Summit? Check out a few agenda highlights below, and don’t forget to head to the AIAG Store today for more information and to reserve your seat!

The AIAG Supply Chain Products + Services team welcomes Sivad Q. Davis as its new project coordinator. Davis has worked for the past two years as an AIAG customer service representative, which allowed him to build a strong foundation in the broad scope of what AIAG provides the industry — from publications, events, and webinars to training and certifications.

In the wake of rising international condemnation over the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang), the US government is ramping up its forced labor enforcement actions, most recently by issuing a new withhold release order (WRO) on June 23 that will impact the solar industry and by adding five new companies with ties to Xinjiang on the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Entity List.

The pandemic magnified the need for collaborative partnerships between service providers and customers. We have seen things happening in the market you almost couldn't make up in Hollywood, and those that have remained transparent and collaborative in navigating these challenges have succeeded.

—Matt Friedman
Vice President, Sales, Warehousing
Mainfreight

Featuring General Motors’ global logistics executive director Edgard Pezzo and director Tom Ramos, this midday webinar will explore, “Finished Vehicle Delivery Tracking for Dealer & Customer Visibility.”

Chris Connor is president & CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities, the unified voice of the seaport industry in the Americas, which represents more than 130 public port authorities in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America.