80% of the surgical instruments the NHS imports come from Sialkot, Pakistan. But a new report highlights how international buying practices have driven a race to the bottom on labour standards, and are fuelling child labour.

Why making hidden and overlooked children visible, and why identifying solutions to child labour in informal work spaces is a priority.

The UN’s Global Compact is sharing a promotional booklet on the need to act now to ensure decent work by combatting modern slavery and child labour.

Find out about FLEX’s action plan “Risky business: tackling exploitation in the UK labour market” on tackling labour abuses and providing protection to workers.

There is increasing awareness around modern slavery and labour exploitation. Not only within businesses but also by policymakers and the public.

The right to freedom of association and freedom of expression are central to combatting modern slavery and child labour.

Modern slavery and child labour are crimes and can never be tolerated. But they are also complex problems.