The brief focuses on best practices for identifying and eradicating forced labour at the supplier level. It explains the indicators of forced labour as incorporated into the Fair Labour Association (FLA) code, provides examples of risks and violations reported by the FLA’s on-the-ground assessors, and offers recommendations of proactive and co-operative steps that brands can take to ensure suppliers do not engage in or tolerate trafficking and forced labour.

Addressing Risks of Forced Labour in Supply Chains: Protecting Workers from Unfair Restrictions on their Freedoms at Work - Fair Labor Association, 2017 DOWNLOAD

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