This document features a case study Levi Strauss & Co. conducted in its factory in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. When it received reports from nongovernmental organizations about workers’ rights violations in its factory, Levi Strauss & Co. took steps to enforce their Terms of Engagement with an emphasis on the right to associate. Because of these measures, the factory workers were able to unionize, improving the factory’s overall productivity.
This report is not intended to provide specific guidance on EO compliance, but it does provide the framework and resources necessary to understand the risk of human trafficking in global supply chains, and can help readers begin to assess the risk o...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
This work is part of a series of Forced Labour Evidence Briefs that seek to bring academic research to bear on calls to address the root causes of the phenomenon in global supply chains and catalyse systemic change. To do so, the briefs consolidate ...Read More
Labor trafficking and slave labor are modern-day challenges that represent historic abuses, appearing in nearly every industry sector and across all populated continents today. However, the 21st century offers new tools to help corporations move bey...Read More
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