The financial sector does not traditionally get much coverage in regard to supply chain sustainability. Attention, understandably, has tended to be directed toward industries with more visible and severe supply chain impacts, such as the apparel sector. However, the financial sector is at high-risk for human trafficking, labour exploitation, forced labour and modern slavery as well. This report seeks to shed some light on how the financial sector is involved in the issue.
It is estimated that 13 million workers are employed in the formal forestry sector while another 41 million workers are employed in the informal forestry sector. Much of this work takes place in remote areas where there is a lack of regulatory overs...Read More
Digital platforms have often been celebrated for allowing equal opportunities for public self-expression, regardless of one’s identity and status. Yet, not everyone is welcome in the cyberspace. The digital arena has become a breeding ground fo...Read More
By C4ADS Executive Summary North Korean overseas forced labour is both a proliferation finance and a human rights issue. The Kim regime sends citizens to work abroad under heavy surveillance, confiscates their wages, and uses the funds to support a ...Read More
The globalisation of supply chains, facilitated by technologicaldevelopments and spurred by firm’s attempts to maximise profitsthrough lower labour costs, shorter lead times and weaker labourprotections in developing countries, has contributed to ...Read More
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