Timo Wori, director for international trade and trade policy at the Federation
of Finnish Industries, said the U.S. has not fully met its obligations under the
International Labor Organization framework yet is imposing tariffs under the
banner of "forced labor," calling the move absurd. He said the Trump
administration sought legal cover for unilateral tariffs from a 1970s law to
justify the "forced labor" claim. Wori warned U.S. tariff policy is hitting
Finnish steel and pharmaceutical firms, damaging global trade ties and raising
uncertainty for the global economy and business operations, and that the
ultimate cost falls on U.S. consumers. He also expressed concern that tariffs
are being used outside traditional trade policy—citing Greenland, Iran and NATO
cooperation disputes—saying the "weaponization" of tariffs increases economic
and security uncertainty worldwide.
