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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryWrapup: can corporations be trusted to tackle modern slavery?Enforcement of labour protections will remain an issue, but there's still a reason to require corporate due...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryPassing the buck on labour rights protectionWe shouldn't hold our breath waiting for developing countries to enforce their own labour laws, so that can't be the...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryLegislation is essential to end forced labourMajor corporations have demonstrated that they won't always do the right thing voluntarily. “Why would we assume...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryUsing a ‘dirty list’ to clean up ‘modern slavery’ in BrazilBrazil forced companies to clean up their act through binding legislation and a ‘dirty list’. “Why can’t this happen...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryAll of the above and a lot more in protecting the world’s workersGood legislation is essential, but effective enforcement and corporate investment can be just as important, argues...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaverySoft law not enough to prevent slavery and exploitationPOLICY DEBATE: Many corporations need exploited labour to remain profitable, a simple truth that soft law will never...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryAn international convention on decent work won't be a silver bulletPOLICY DEBATE: Binding legislation against labour abuse in supply chains can't hurt, but we already have plenty of...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryUnbalanced corporate power has produced a global human rights crisisPOLICY DEBATE: We have all the evidence we need that corporate self-regulation has failed. Binding regulation is the...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryMore legislation won't end ‘modern slavery’: only enforcement willPOLICY DEBATE: We have legal frameworks aplenty to prevent forced labour in supply chains, what we’re missing is...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryNo either/or between business and government, both need to do betterEradicating forced labour and modern slavery from global supply chains requires both business and government effort,...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryIntroducing the terms of debate: regulation and responsibility in global supply chainsWhat is the best strategy for combating labour abuses in global supply chains? Should we continue with ‘corporate...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryA binding convention on decent work: the first step to workers' rightsPOLICY DEBATE: Law is nothing without enforcement, and no better compliance monitor exists than the workers'...
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