Hearing on “The Memoranda of Understanding Between the U.S. and China Regarding Prison Labor Products ”
Wednesday, June 19, 2008
Room 418, Russell Senate Office Building
Delaware and Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510
Hearing Agenda: (PDF)
PARTICIPANTS BIO'S and TESTIMONIES: (Click on a name to read Participants Bio's in an HTML page. View a Testimony in HTML or PDF view by clicking the associated link with each individual. Some Participants may not have a Bio or Written Testimony. )
Hearing Co-Chairs: Chairman Larry Wortzel and Commissioner Peter Videnieks
Opening Statements
Panel I: The State of Prison Labor in China’s Prison System
- A general discussion of the status of prisoners and prison labor in China’s prison and “laogai” system
- A discussion of products produced by prison labor which may have been exported for sale in the United States
- Mr. Harry Wu, Executive Director of The Laogai Foundation, Washington, D.C. (PDF)
- Mr. Gary Marck, Partner at Marck & Associates, Toledo, OH (HTML)(PDF)
- Mr. Dan Ellis, Attorney at Lydy & Moan LLP, Toledo, OH (HTML)(PDF)
Panel II: The State of Chinese Compliance with the Prison Labor MOU / Administration Perspectives
- A discussion of the provisions of the agreements made between the U.S. and China regarding prison labor products
- A discussion of the Chinese government’s state of compliance with the Prison Labor MOU
Mr. James Ink, Deputy Assistant Director of the Office of International Affairs, Immigration and Customs Enforcement