Current and emerging forms of slavery

Annual Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences

Each year the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, its causes and consequences is requested by the Human Rights Council (formerly the Commission) and by the General Assembly to present an annual report assessing current features of slavery, the effectiveness of efforts and gaps that need to be bridged to better tackle emerging forms of slavery.

RESPECT, as the Tech Against Trafficking’s Research Lead, is proud to have contributed to this year’s report.

Current and emerging forms of slavery - Report of the Special Rapporteur (English) DOWNLOAD

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Accelerating the use of tech to combat human trafficking

Authors: Hannah Darnton, program manager in ethics, technology and human rights at Business for Social Responsibility. Thi Hoang, analyst at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. There is a growing need for the development and support of technologies working...

Global Tech Companies, Partners Identify Tools to Fight Human Trafficking – A Progress Report on the Tech Against Trafficking Initiative

In June 2018, a coalition of global tech companies, civil society organizations, and international institutions jointly launched Tech Against Trafficking (TAT), a cooperative effort to support the eradication of human trafficking and in which the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized...

National Hotline 2017 Wisconsin State Report

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The data in this report represents signals and cases from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 and is accurate as of July 11, 2018. Cases of trafficking may be ongoing or new information may be revealed to the National Hotline over time. Conseq...Read More

TAGS: North America

2018 Food and Beverage Benchmark Findings Report

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Executive Summary The risk of forced labour is pervasive across today’s food and beverage supply chains: from tea pickers on tea estates to crew members on fishing vessels and labourers on cattle and poultry ranches, cocoa farms, and rice mills. ...Read More

TAGS: Agriculture, Horticulture & Landscaping Aquaculture & Fishing Food & Beverage - Processing & Packaging Global

A Call to Action: Ending the Use of All Forms of Child Labour in Supply Chains

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This report offers seven recommendations, such as developing incentives for businesses to thoroughly and continually monitor their supply chains for the use of child labour and forced labour, and to share best practices. It also recommends the Gover...Read More

TAGS: Due Diligence Supplier Management North America

Increased Transparency of Forced Labour and Money Laundering in Seafood Supply Chains

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This briefing paper by Liberty Shared sets out recent improvements to the transparency of supply chains and analysis techniques and resources being increasingly applied by civil society to identify where exploitative activities exist in a supply chai...Read More

TAGS: Aquaculture & Fishing Financial sector Asia