Virginia § 2.2-4311.4 - Procurement of imported goods; forced and indentured child labor prohibition
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 2.2-4311.4 — Procurement of imported goods; forced and indentured child labor prohibition, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2.2-4311.4. Procurement of imported goods; forced and indentured child labor prohibition
A. For the purposes of this section, "forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service (i) exacted from any person younger than 18 years of age under the menace of any penalty for the nonperformance of such work or service and for which such person does not offer himself voluntarily or (ii) performed by any person younger than 18 years of age pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.
B. A public body that enters into a public contract for goods or services that exceeds $10,000 shall include in such a public contract provisions (i) prohibiting the use of forced or indentured child labor in the performance of the contract and (ii) requiring that the contractor include such prohibition in every subcontract or purchase order that exceeds $10,000, so that the prohibition will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor.
2025, c. 439.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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