# Milwaukee Ministers Address Supply-Chain Forced Labor

On October 2, 2026, the United States, Mexico, and Argentina issued a statement alongside the G20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee calling for coordinated efforts to eliminate forced labor from global supply chains. The statement creates no contract, solicitation, funding, or new binding procurement requirement, but signals possible future supply-chain due-diligence or trade measures relevant to government contractors and their suppliers.

- Procurement teams can use the statement as a policy signal when assessing supply-chain exposure and existing supplier due-diligence practices; it does not establish a new compliance obligation.
- Companies with cross-border sourcing may find it useful to understand where forced-labor risks could affect their supply chains, given the stated focus on coordinated international action.
- No specific procurement opportunity, implementation timeline, or forthcoming guidance is identified in the signal.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Published:** October 03, 2026

### Government Entities
- Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
- Government of Mexico
- Government of Argentina
- G20 Trade Ministerial (G20)

### Key Quotes
> Many countries around the world recognize the need to address forced labor in supply chains, and we continue to call on all countries to ramp up efforts to work together toward eradicating forced labor from global supply chains.
> — Ambassador Jamieson Greer

### Sources
- [Ambassador Greer Commends Trade Ministers Signing on to Statement Eliminating Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains | United States Trade Representative](https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2026/october/ambassador-greer-commends-trade-ministers-signing-statement-eliminating-forced-labor-global-supply) - USTR