Recognising Lived Realities

This briefing presents the findings of a project, led by University of Liverpool in partnership with FLEX and funded by the British Academy with the Department for International Development.

The project assessed how transparency in supply chains for chocolate and clothes (please see separate garment briefing) can help to protect human rights, including children’s rights, and the wellbeing of workers in low and middle-income countries. This briefing examines the findings from research into the cocoa sector in Ghana and the Dominican Republic to provide key policy recommendations for businesses and governments.

child labour

Recognising Lived Realities - Focus on Labour Exploitation, University of Liverpool, 2019 DOWNLOAD

No Worker Left Behind: Protecting Vulnerable Workers from Exploitation During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This briefing builds on the understanding that labour exploitation is part of a spectrum ranging from labour compliance through to labour law violations, culminating at extreme exploitation in the form of forced labour. Research by FLEX and others s...Read More

TAGS: Due Diligence Aquaculture & Fishing Forestry/ Reforestation, Wood & Paper Food & Beverage - Processing & Packaging Domestic Work/ Servitude Healthcare/ Pharmaceuticals Financial sector Extractives & Mining Information and Communications Technology Transportation/ Logistics Manufacturing Agriculture, Horticulture & Landscaping Informal Sector Europe

National Hotline 2018 Connecticut State Report

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The data in this report represents signals and cases from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 and is accurate as of July 25, 2019. Cases of trafficking may be ongoing or new information may revealed to the National Hotline over time. Consequen...Read More

TAGS: North America

Top 5 Labour abuses in 2019-2020- A field-based analysis of worker reporting and business responses In Thailand

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Issara Institute recognizes worker voice as conveying the voices, experiences, and needs of workers, and channeling that voice into clear mechanisms committed to remediation and a rebalancing of power asymmetries between employers and workers. This ...Read More

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United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking Annual Report 2022

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This report is about sharing topics that draw from the author's personal and professional experiences that they, as a Council, believe are important to effectively address human trafficking today. This report reflects the passion of those with lived...Read More

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