Egypt rejects Trump’s tariffs, slamming it as violation of international law
Using this issue to impose collective tariffs on countries without direct evidence that their exports rely on forced labor raises questions about using human rights issues as a new tool for trade protectionism, he said. The Vice President of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation, Magdy al-Badawy, said that Trump’s unjustified tariffs pose new challenges. Their justification by the US administration as a way to combat “forced labor” is a deception, he added.
- ▪Using this issue to impose collective tariffs on countries without direct evidence that their exports rely on forced labor raises questions about using human rights issues as a new tool for trade protectionism, he said.
- ▪The Vice President of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation, Magdy al-Badawy, said that Trump’s unjustified tariffs pose new challenges.
- ▪Their justification by the US administration as a way to combat “forced labor” is a deception, he added.
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Facebook X LinkedIn Various experts have criticized US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose new tariffs ranging from 10 percent to 12.5 percent on imports from 60 trading partners, including Egypt. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1652956513490-0'); }); Speaking to Al-Masry Al-Youm, they said that this decision violates international norms and laws. A member of the National Council for Human Rights and Secretary of the Economic Rights Committee, Mohamed Mamdouh, added that this necessitates urgent Egyptian action that combines protecting the national economy with promoting human rights and decent work.
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