Audits are not the answer when it comes to tackling modern slavery, because it lurks in the dark parts of the supply chains that audits can’t reach. Cindy Berman, ETI’s Head of Modern Slavery, urges companies to make a genuine commitment to transparency
Anti-Slavery Day came about through an Act in the UK parliament in 2010. It designated 18 October every year as a day to acknowledge that millions of men, women and children continue to be victims of slavery, depriving them of basic human dignity and freedom
Migrant works in Malaysia supply the world’s hospitals with surgical gloves, and consumers around the world with cheap electronics. But they endure some of the harshest working conditions in the world.
The Home Office’s award will fund a two-year project to help vulnerable migrant workers in Malaysia access support and advice and seek remedy where they have suffered abuse.
While the main burden of responsibility for assessing business and human rights risks should be borne by public sector suppliers, governments must still show political leadership and commitment.
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