Anti-Slavery International has composed this report in attempt to highlight the holes in EU legislation that fail to account for the growing complexities of global supply chains. It provides an analysis of current EU systems and gives recommendations for a ‘new generation’ of global supply chain regulation.
For the full report by Anti-Slavery International, June 2018, read here.
The Sixth Report of Session 2016–17 on Human Rights and Business: Promoting Responsibility and Ensuring Accountability gives a detailed analysis of the role of business stakeholders and their obligation to uphold human rights. It outlines the UK government’s approach, including criticism of the National Action Plan and shortcomings of the Modern Slavery Act. It gives analysis of access to justice and recommendations for each public sector authority. Furthermore it outlines the proposed implications of Brexit in relation to business and human rights.
The report Slavery on the High Street aims to provide an analysis for stakeholders involved in eradicating modern slavery from the global supply chains from garment manufacturing to its sale. Part one provides a case study of the garment manufacturing sector of India and the manifestations of slavery that it perpetuates. The second part provides a series of responses, aiming to secure commitment to action by multilevel stakeholders against forced labour in the international garment industry.
For the full report June 2012 report by Anti-Slavery International, read here.
The report Ending Child Trafficking in West Africa provides an in depth case study on the labour issues surrounding the cocoa sector in Cote d’Ivoire. It outlines interventions to address the worst forms of child labour on cocoa farms whilst exploring the underlying reasons behind the continued exploitation of young people in cocoa farms. It set out a succinct set of recommendations for international governments, the Ivorian government, industry people, civil society and donors and also coordinated action.