Senate Finance Committee Chair Wyden Requests Information From Lear Co. Regarding Reports of Amazon Deforestation, Potential Links to Forced Labor in Supply Chains
July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release and letter:
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., requested in a new letter that Lear Co., the nation's largest car seat manufacturer, explain how it oversees leather supply chains in Brazil to prevent the illegal importation of goods made with forced labor or deforestation. Environmental groups and journalists have documented widespread forced lab . . .
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., requested in a new letter that Lear Co., the nation's largest car seat manufacturer, explain how it oversees leather supply chains in Brazil to prevent the illegal importation of goods made with forced labor or deforestation. Environmental groups and journalists have documented widespread forced lab . . .