Photo by Milorad Drča. Creative Commons BY-NC-ND.
On Monday the 9th of October, Beyond Slavery and Trafficking launched a virtual round table on the future of work. Produced in collaboration with the Ford Foundation, this project brought together 12 leading experts to explore 1) how and why work has changed, 2) the impact of programmes to encourage ethical consumption and investment, 3) ways of encouraging business leaders and policy makers to prioritise working conditions, 4) strategies for effectively responding to the global 'race to the bottom’, and 5) practical suggestions for how existing regulations and organisations can keep up with global changes.
The round table is not yet complete. To help continue this important conversation, we are now circulating this open call for a second round of contributions which respond to specific issues and challenges from the round table. It is on this basis that we are encouraging submissions which take the following form:
