In a press release published on April 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor announced new voluntary self-assessment tools to “strengthen their global supply chains, protect their brands, and defend American workers from unfair competition due to labor abuses overseas.”

The tools developed are:

• Labor Shield: A mobile app that provides information on labor violations in over 145 countries.
• Import Watch: Combines U.S. import labor abuse data with information from the U.S. Census bureau to produce a list of high-risk goods for U.S. importers.
• Sourcing Strong: A tool to assist U.S. businesses build forced labor due diligence systems and supply chain risk management.
• Supply Chain Traceability Portal: “Provides visibility across supply chains and beyond the first tier to expose where exploitative labor hides.”

These voluntary tools are available to U.S. companies as of the day of publication.

The Department of Labor’s press release can be found here:
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ilab/ilab20260408

Links to all the tools can be found here:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/tools-for-businesses-to-self-assess-labor-risks