In July, the UK parliament’s Committee on Human Rights delivered a stark warning: British firms are falling short in tackling forced labour within their supply chains. MPs and peers on the committee called for tougher laws, including mandatory due diligence requirements, to close the gap.
The report published on 25 July by the UK parliamentary Committee on Human Rights is unequivocal: companies are not seeking to find out whether their supply chains present risks and have no incentive to do so. As a result, products linked to forced labour are being sold on the British market. “Legal requirements are weak, and enforcement mechanisms are virtually non-existent,” says Alexander Trautrims, professor of supply chain management at the University of Nottingham. These requirements...
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Emeline Vin
Freelance