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supply chain
8 stories, since 2019, most of them about human trafficking.
Human Trafficking
What We’re Watching: Fifty Facts, the Profit Chain, and a Tuna Supply Chain
Fifty facts on how trafficking really works, and what stops it. A short video on who profits when someone is enslaved. And…
Human Trafficking
How Cotton Linked to a Forced-Labor Blacklist Can Still Reach U.S. Clothing Supply Chains
A Reuters investigation shows how quickly the origin of cotton can become difficult to establish once it moves through international manufacturers, suppliers and borders. The findings expose a central weakness in forced-labor enforcement: banning a source is easier than tracing its material through the global apparel industry.
Human Trafficking
Forced Labor in Tuna Supply Chains: What the StarKist Investigation Reveals
A new investigation into StarKist’s Pacific albacore supply chain alleges forced labor conditions among Indonesian migrant fishers working aboard Taiwanese vessels. The findings expose a wider problem in the global seafood economy, where the people catching food consumed thousands of miles away can spend months beyond the reach of ordinary labor protections.
Human Trafficking
How Human Trafficking, Environmental Destruction, and Critical Minerals Are Connected
Mark Wexler on Why Fixing Supply Chains Can Change Lives What do the smartphone in your pocket, the energy transition, and modern-day…
Ecocide
Sustainability, style, and the end of exploitation
The world of fashion is shifting to a path of sustainability. More than ever, consumers are choosing brands that reflect their values.…
Human Trafficking
Human rights, labor rights, and defending them both through ethical business
What began as a rally for fair labor conditions – commemorated in many countries as International Workers’ Day – continues today in…
Ecocide
The EU Adopts Landmark Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: A New Era for Business Accountability
Transforming Global Business with Ethical Oversight In a bold move that could redefine the corporate landscape, the European Union has adopted the…
Human Trafficking
Why Exploitation
Your story is touched by modern slavery Nearly everything we consume (from clothing, to the batteries in our cell phones, to the…
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