What actually works to end modern slavery in the context of markets? In the past decade, we have witnessed a heightened awareness of the risk of modern slavery occurring within global supply chains, with a corresponding increase in regulation, funding, private sector engagement and programming to address it. The growth in multi-stakeholder collaboration is an indication of our shared commitment to end modern slavery in all its forms, and a sign of hope that it will be possible. What is needed now to achieve Target 8.7 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a markets lens is a common understanding of what programmatic interventions effectively reduce the number of people who are subjected to this crime, to guide policy and investment decisions.
This Checklist seeks to provide companies with operational guidance on how to ensure due diligence when operating in areas where projects may affect indigenous peoples. Based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UND...Read More
The next few years will see worldwide consumption of cobalt rise significantly as nascent demand from the electric vehicle market comes on line. For both electric vehicle and tech manufacturers, cobalt forms an essential ingredient of the ubiquitou...Read More
Child labor in coffee production in Eastern Uganda is widespread. Engaged in such activities as picking and sorting berries or transporting beans and supplies, children working in Uganda’s coffee supply chain (CSC) experience risks to their safety...Read More
Modern Slavery Evidence Unit (MSEU) Research Briefing 11: on an article by Professor Todd Landman, May 2020 Lessons learned in the measurement of human rights can, and are, being applied to the measurement of modern slavery. The anti-slavery sect...Read More
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