By Kam Phung, Simon Fraser University Despite growing awareness and legislation aimed at eradicating modern slavery — including forced labour, bonded labour and other extreme forms of human exploitation — …
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Opinion/Commentary
Ten years after the UK’s Modern Slavery Act, why has this ‘world-leading’ legislation had so little impact?
By Alex Balch, University of Liverpool The UK’s 2015 Modern Slavery Act is ten years old on March 26. When it was passed, it was billed as “world-leading” legislation – …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
How Canadian companies can use tech to identify forced labour in their supply chains
By Cory Searcy, Toronto Metropolitan University; Grant Michelson, Macquarie University, and Pavel Castka, University of Canterbury Levi Strauss Canada is yet another company facing allegations of forced labour in its …
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Canada’s Modern Slavery Act is the start — not the end — of efforts to address the issue in supply chains
By Kam Phung, Simon Fraser University and Genevieve LeBaron, Simon Fraser University On May 3, Canada passed legislation aimed at addressing modern slavery — a term that typically encompasses forced …