Laws to regulate companies’ behaviour are desperately needed – but at the current time, the UK falls short. We explain why the UK needs to move beyond the Modern Slavery …
Company making Costco pajamas flagged for forced labor
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Oct. 1 slapped rare detention orders on goods imported from an unprecedented five countries in one day based on allegations that people producing those …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Issues Detention Orders against Companies Suspected of Using Forced Labor
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued five Withhold Release Orders (WROs) covering five different products, imported from five different countries yesterday, September 30. This action was based on information obtained …
Cambodian Seafood Workers Ask Ninth Circuit to Revive Trafficking Suit
An attorney for seven Cambodian villagers forced to work in the Thai seafood industry told a Ninth Circuit panel Friday that all partners in the venture knew or should have …
Ship of horrors: life and death on the lawless high seas
Aside from the eight Korean officers, the crew of the Oyang 70 consisted of 36 Indonesians, six Filipinos and one Chinese. The officers derided the Muslims on board as “dogs” …
THAILAND: NEW RULES, NEW DEBTS – SLAVERY FEARS FOR MIGRANT WORKERS
Millions of migrant workers from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos toil in Thailand’s low-skilled sectors, where limited state oversight and unscrupulous employment practices leave many vulnerable to exploitation and modern slavery, …
SAMSUNG’S INDICTMENT IN FRANCE: FIGHTING TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS’ HUMAN RIGHTS’ VIOLATIONS THROUGH CONSUMER LAW
With consumers increasingly paying attention to working conditions in the supply chain, companies have published ambitious ethical commitments to promote a responsible image. Samsung proclaims to be “one of the …
Why Corporate Transparency Is Vital In The Fight For Workers’ Rights
“It is impossible to finish the tasks on time unless we work during the night.” That was the reality faced by 23-year-old Phyu Phyu, who lives in an industrial zone …
Torture and forced child labour: UN experts find Nepal violated human rights
Nepal must remove all existing obstacles that hinder victims of torture and forced labour in filing complaints, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a decision published today in Geneva. …
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