Loophole Lets Goods Made by Forced Labor Into U.S.

They might look the same as any other Black Friday purchase, but human rights advocates say over 130 products available on U.S. store shelves, from sapphires to soccer balls, are made by child and forced labor overseas, and most shoppers are unaware.

"It is a huge problem worldwide," said David Abramowitz, vice president of policy and government relations at nonprofit human rights organization Humanity United, told NBC News.

Cotton, sugarcane and tobacco rank as the top three goods produced through forced and child labor, according to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs.

Now, a new measure in Congress would close the well-meaning, 85-year-old legal loophole that allows some goods made through exploitation to come into the country.

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