The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce And Wil Henderson Will Discuss How Supply Chain Technology Effects Slave Labor On November 8th

US Chamber Thank You Letter

USS Hobson’s Choice

Cleaning Up Supply Chains: Step 2 “Beware of Ethical Audits”

Black Swans – A Different Kind of Supply Chain Risk

Step 1: Know the Price of Forced Labor in the Supply Chain

Risk, Compliance, and Sustainability In 2020 and Beyond

Case Study: Patientpoint

Sustainability – A Practical Business Framework

Government Guidance: International Law

ASIA

MODERN SLAVERY LAW

Hong Kong, China

A movement by the Slave Free Campaign has spurred anti-human trafficking action in the Hong Kong business world. In an effort to work in tandem with businesses, not against them, the Slave Free Campaign according to founder Julie Lim, “…aims to integrate human rights into business practices in order to eliminate labor trafficking in global supply chains.” The assumption by Lim is that most retail brands don’t understand what is happening in their factories operating in remote areas by middlemen. In auxiliary to the Slave Free Campaigns movement, Judge Zervos of the High Court of Hong Kong, recently made judgement highlighting the government’s failure to implement a comprehensive system of legislation and training covering slavery in all its forms. Both the Slave Free Campaign and High Court’s actions are ancillary to the increasing criticism from outside Hong Kong for a lack of action against human trafficking. The U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report downgraded Hong Kong from Tier 2 to Tier 2 Watch List last year, and the United Nations CESCR Humans Rights Committee has persistently reported the high level of trafficking in Hong Kong, China. All of these efforts have justified a need for change in Hong Kong’s policy against human-trafficking.
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