In this report, case studies highlight how widespread modern slavery is today and its relevance to businesses. Examples include the widely reported abuses in the textiles and garments sector in Brazil, the investigative journalists undercovering horrific abuses in the Thai seafood industry, forced labour of many construction workers in the Middle East, modern slaves producing electronic goods in Asia that implicates the supply chains of many household brands for smart phones and computers, and the migrant workers being forced to work in factories in the UK.
This global systematic review explored the published and grey literature about the sexual exploitation of boys. Findings from 69 qualifying publications from 37 countries around the world are reviewed. The report presents common characteristics acro...Read More
Authors: Pratik Adhikary, (Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK) Zoë A. Sheppard, (Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK)Steven Keen,&n...Read More
The shift of economic production from higher labour standard regimes in the global North to lower standard regimes in the South is undermining enforcement of global labour standards. Responding to criticisms from the ‘anti-sweatshop’ movement, c...Read More
This study examines the inner workings of credit and debt in the sex industry in Ho Chi Minh City, the megalopolis of Southern Vietnam. It argues that credit is widely available to financially excluded sex workers, but that this availability comes w...Read More
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