韩国贸易协会请求美国贸易代表办公室就强迫劳动担忧问题，推迟或降低对韩国拟议的关税。
韩国贸易协会（KITA）会长尹镇植于7月6日向美国贸易代表杰米森·格里尔（Jamieson Greer）提交了意见书。他请求美国推迟征收任何额外关税，以便为双边合作留出讨论空间。
若无法推迟，他要求将韩国的税率降至10%，与已确认开展合作的经济体保持一致。尹镇植指出，韩国通过条约和国内法严格禁止强迫劳动。
他补充称，美国贸易代表办公室的报告缺乏相关证据，无法证实韩国产品与强迫劳动投入物之间存在关联，也未能证明韩国产品对美国商业造成了实质性损害。
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