52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with

Authorities and Remedies.

As prescribed in 22.1505(b), insert the following clause:

Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2024)

(a) Applicability. This clause does not apply to the extent that the Contractor is supplying end

products mined, produced, or manufactured in-

(1) Israel, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $50,000 or more;

(2) Mexico, and the anticipated value of the acquisition is $102,280 or more; or

(3) Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,

Japan, Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro,

Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore,

Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Ukraine, or the United Kingdom and

the anticipated value of the acquisition is $174,000 or more.

(b) Cooperation with Authorities. To enforce the laws prohibiting the manufacture or importation of

products mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor, authorized officials

may need to conduct investigations to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used

to mine, produce, or manufacture any product furnished under this contract. If the solicitation

includes the provision 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End

Products, or the equivalent at 52.212-3(i), the Contractor agrees to cooperate fully with authorized

officials of the contracting agency, the Department of the Treasury, or the Department of Justice by

providing reasonable access to records, documents, persons, or premises upon reasonable request

by the authorized officials.

(c) Violations. The Government may impose remedies set forth in paragraph (d) for the following

violations:

(1) The Contractor has submitted a false certification regarding knowledge of the use of forced or

indentured child labor for listed end products.

(2) The Contractor has failed to cooperate, if required, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this

clause, with an investigation of the use of forced or indentured child labor by an Inspector General,

Attorney General, or the Secretary of the Treasury.

(3) The Contractor uses forced or indentured child labor in its mining, production, or manufacturing

processes.

(4) The Contractor has furnished under the contract end products or components that have been

mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part by forced or indentured child labor. (The

Government will not pursue remedies at paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this clause unless

sufficient evidence indicates that the Contractor knew of the violation.)
(d) Remedies.

(1) The Contracting Officer may terminate the contract.

(2) The suspending official may suspend the Contractor in accordance with procedures in FAR

subpart 9.4.

(3) The debarring official may debar the Contractor for a period not to exceed 3 years in accordance

with the procedures in FAR subpart 9.4.

(End of clause)

Parent topic: 52.222 [Reserved]