The global Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on global garment supply chains, and the situation will get far worse before it gets better. As clothing outlets have been shut by lockdowns in developed market economies, sinking demand for apparel, brands and retailers have moved quickly to cancel or postpone production orders – refusing, in many cases, to pay for clothing their supplier factories have already produced. The result has been the partial or complete shutdown of thousands of factories in producing countries. As a result, millions of factory workers have been sent home, often without legally-mandated pay or severance.

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Report concerning the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by the Czech Republic
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There is no procedure for the identification of victims of human trafficking which is independent of the criminal investigation. GRETA urges the Czech authorities to disconnect the identification of victims of human trafficking from the initiation o...Read More

Information for seasonal agricultural workers from the European Economic Area on your rights and support whilst in Scotland
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This leaflet aims to inform agricultural workers from the EuropeanEconomic Area1 in Scotland of your rights and what you can do if youthink your rights are not being protected. It also sets out what youshould do to keep yourself and others safe duri...Read More

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Trafficking of Human Beings for the Purpose of Organ Removal in North and West Africa
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This report from INTERPOL assesses the problem of trafficking in human beings for organ removal (THBOR), which is driven largely by the global shortage in organs for ethical transplant. While organ trafficking exists in all regions of the world, it ...Read More

Assessment of the effects of annual drought and floods on child labour (hazardous and non-hazardous) and child welfare in Sri Lanka
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The study aims at understanding some of the disaster-related issues and location-specific, local dynamics that impact on the communities, village households, householder livelihoods and daily survival difficulties, which directly affects the well-...Read More