The potential for human trafficking in supply chains is a growing concern for regulatory bodies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), investors, and other stakeholders in a range of industries, most notably those that have a global and complex supply chain. Responding effectively to these concerns is a challenge for many companies. Companies that comply with conflict minerals disclosure requirements are well positioned with a strong framework for addressing similar anti-human trafficking (AHT) requirements. This publication summarizes these experiences and provides leading practices for addressing requirements and concerns around human trafficking. Human trafficking includes (but is not limited to) forced labour, child labour, and slavery, as well as coercion, abduction, fraud, and exploitation connected with labour.
In 2017, the Local Government Association (LGA) worked with the Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner to develop the first council guidance on tackling modern slavery. The development of the guide followed a presentation by the first C...Read More
In today’s globalized economy, the issue of international labor migration in supply chains is one of the most critical – yet largely unexplored – issues for our member companies and all businesses operating globally. Labor migrants now repr...Read More
There are over 40 million people in modern slavery worldwide. Modern slavery exists in every industry, in every country in the world. The financial services industry has a major role to play in combating this violent and abusive business. And yet th...Read More
The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) assessed three sectors in 2022: food and agricultural products (57 companies), ICT manufacturing (43 companies) and automotive manufacturing (29 companies). The revised CHRB methodology devotes more at...Read More
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