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# Confronting the root causes of forced labour: governance gaps
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/confronting-root-caus-8/
- Published: 2019-03-19T17:19:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-21T16:57:19.000Z
- Description: Governance gaps help employers push problems of forced labour even deeper into the shadows of supply chains.
- Author: Genevieve LeBaron
- Tags: Home, #Migrated, Confronting Root Causes Report, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 11:26, #ImagesUploaded, #appended-excerpt

> The inspection and auditing system for global supply chains does more to safeguard corporations’ reputations, operations, and profits than protect workers in both developed and developing countries.

Governance gaps help employers push problems of forced labour even deeper into the shadows of supply chains.