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# Confronting the root causes of forced labour: irresponsible sourcing practices
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/confronting-root-caus-6/
- Published: 2019-03-19T17:13:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-21T16:57:14.000Z
- Description: Forced labour is illegal and its risks are widely documented. Yet so many companies continue to use irresponsible sourcing practices – established triggers of forced labour. Why is this the case?
- Author: Genevieve LeBaron
- Tags: Home, #Migrated, Confronting Root Causes Report, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 11:26, #ImagesUploaded, #appended-excerpt

> To meet their obligations suppliers frequently pressure workers to work overly long or consecutive shifts for below-minimum wages while fulfilling extremely high quotas.

Forced labour is illegal and its risks are widely documented. Yet so many companies continue to use irresponsible sourcing practices – established triggers of forced labour. Why is this the case?