CO HJR1030

Colorado formally declares forced labor repugnant, a violation of basic human rights, discriminatory, and damaging to free and fair competition

State commits to using its purchasing power to support businesses that create, retail, or use ethically sourced products manufactured without forced labor

State and local economic development offices are encouraged to pursue attracting businesses that ethically source or manufacture products without forced labor to Colorado

Resolution references federal laws including the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013 as context for addressing forced labor in supply chains

Copies to be sent to Governor Polis, Attorney General, multiple state agency directors, all county governing bodies, President Trump, and Colorado's Congressional delegation