Contractors already have begun to notice the inclusion of the
new human trafficking FAR contract clause, required to be
incorporated into all new federal government contracts. The rule
imposes affirmative duties on federal prime contractors as well as
subcontractors.
Executive Order 13627 created a new government anti-trafficking
policy. The policy prohibits employment practices such as failing
to communicate terms and conditions of employment in a language
accessible to the employee, restricting access to immigration
documents, using employment recruiters who do not comply with local
labor laws, and charging employee recruitment fees.
The resulting FAR provisions, implemented earlier this year,
require all prime contractors to notify their employees and agents
of the government's new anti-trafficking policy, as well as
disciplinary action that will be taken against individuals who
violate the policy. Primes are required to flow down these rules in
their
