Freedom Business Code of Excellence 2.0

Today over 40 million people are enslaved worldwide. 80% of those rescued from modern slavery, also known as Human Trafficking, will be re-trafficked absent safe employment opportunities. To fight modern slavery and exploitation we need a strategy that includes more than rescue, one which addresses the economic roots of the problem. Freedom Business is that strategy, but it is not without incredible challenges. Freedom Business exists to create employment opportunities for survivors of Human Trafficking and those At Risk. As of January 2023, there are around 115 Members of Freedom Business Alliance (FBA) operating in more than 30 countries around the world. It is the mission of FBA to scale the Freedom Business movement. Our vision is a job for every person healing from modern slavery and vulnerable to exploitation. As an industry facilitator for Freedom Business, FBA removes the many barriers to growth and scale that no single business can address on its own.

Freedom Business Code of Excellence 2.0- Freedom Business Alliance, 2023 DOWNLOAD

Prevalence Estimate: Forced Labor Among Kenyan Workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Guidance

The Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) aims to end modern slavery by making it economically unprofitable through interventions and experimental innovations implemented in collaboration with on-the-ground partners. With support from the U.S. D...Read More

TAGS: Sourcing or Production Africa Middle East

From Policies to Impacts: Analysing Modern Slavery Risks in Portfolio Companies

Guidance

As a result of the progressive legalization of international business and human rights “soft law” standards, the “S” of “ESG” is no longer an optional criterion for investors to include in their decision-making process, but it is becom...Read More

TAGS: Supplier Management Due Diligence Food & Beverage - Processing & Packaging Construction & Security Services Garments & Textiles Tourism, Hospitality & Recreational Services Global

Statement of Principles & Recommended Practices for Confronting Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery

GuidanceGood Practices

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

TAGS: Due Diligence North America

Ending forced labour by 2030: A review of policies and programmes

Guidance

The international community clearly faces an immense challenge in honouring the global commitment made in Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals to end all forms of forced labour by 2030 and to end the forced labour of children, along with ...Read More

TAGS: Due Diligence Global