違法漁業監視、日欧と連携　中国の強制労働に制裁も―米大統領

　【ワシントン時事】バイデン米大統領は２７日、違法漁業の取り締まり強化に向け、関係閣僚に対して日本や欧州連合（ＥＵ）との緊密な連携を指示する覚書に署名した。国家安全保障の観点から、違法漁業の多い中国漁船における強制労働を阻止する狙い。制裁関税による輸入制限も視野に入れている。
　バイデン氏は覚書に「違法・無報告・無規制（ＩＵＵ）漁業と関連する労働搾取を撲滅する」と明記した上で、取り締まりの強化には、世界の水産物市場の約５５％を占める日米欧の協力が不可欠と強調した。民主主義国が連携し、強制労働を利用した輸入品の排除に努めるべきだと訴えた。（2022/06/28-10:09）

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday signed a memorandum instructing ministers concerned to work closely with Japan and the European Union in strengthening the fight against illegal fishing.
   From the perspective of U.S. national security, the Biden administration aims to combat forced labor on Chinese fishing vessels, many of which are believed to engage in illegal fishing. It is also considering the possibility of restricting imports by imposing punitive tariffs.
   In the memorandum, Biden stressed the aim of eliminating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and associated labor abuses, adding that the United States has taken steps to "limit the market for products derived from IUU fishing and forced labor."
   Noting that the United States, the EU and Japan together account for approximately 55 pct of the global seafood market, the memorandum urged them and other "democratic market economies" to work together to "develop more powerful signals to the global seafood market."
   Biden instructed relevant ministers to "explore opportunities to use existing trade tools," such as Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which gives the U.S. president the authority to impose additional tariffs.