The Host State's Legal Liability for Forced Labor Regulation of Multinational Corporations

The problem of forced labor by multinational corporations has become increasingly prominent in the context of economic globalization, posing a severe challenge to the host state's legal regulatory capacity. This article deeply explores the legal responsibilities of host states. It points out the legal basis for the legal responsibility of the host state to bear the requirement of forced labor, including local jurisdiction and obligations under international law. Through the analysis of the existing regulations of host state, it is found that host state has many shortcomings in regulating forced labor by multinational corporations, such as legal regulatory defects, insufficient regulatory capacity and multinational corporations evading accountability. This article proposes that host state should internalize international law to improve the rule of law environment in the host state, establish an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism and urge multinational corporations to assume social responsibility. In brief, the legal responsibilities of host state should be strengthened to achieve effective regulation of forced labor by multinational corporations.