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 attention to companies’ actual performance, with an integrated focus on the types of stakeholder engagement undertaken at the various stages of a business’ operations. New topics such as business model, strategy, risks and recruitment fees have also been included. The assessment resulted in five key findings (KFs).
Modern slavery is a global phenomenon, with 40.3 million victims and $354 billion at-risk products imported by G20 countries in one year alone, according to estimates by the Walk Free Foundation (2018). Australia has historically been complicit in t...Read More
This report was researched and written by Chloe Setter, Emiel Coltof, Aisling Ledwith, Nyonsuabeleah Kollue, and Abigail Munroe. Cracks in the System is a new report from Lumos that is the first of its kind to systematically explore the links be...Read More
The exploitation of persons– for labor or sexual purposes– is the third-largest illegal “business” after drug and arms trafficking. While slavery was officially abolished in the United States 150 years ago, in 2012 the International Labor Or...Read More
An increasingly interconnected world has led to sprawling supply chains across the globe. But what is the human cost of increasing consumer demands for fresh produce year-round, fast fashion, and flashy gadgets? For those held in forced labor in sup...Read More
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