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2021 Apparel and Footwear Sector Benchmark
Read our assessment of how the largest apparel and footwear companies are responding to forced labor in supply chains
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Mind the Gap: Migrant Workers Need Respect for Rights, not Commitments on Paper (2021)
With a focus on recruitment fees, this briefing examines the commitments companies make and the steps they take to ensure that migrant workers’ rights are respected.
2021 Apparel and Footwear Sector Benchmark
Read our assessment of how the largest apparel and footwear companies are responding to forced labor in supply chains. […]
Read PDFKnowTheChain & Transparentem webinar: Remediation of forced labor in the apparel & footwear sector
Date & Time: 30th June 2021, 14:00-15:00 BST / 09:00-10:00 ET Description: In this webinar, Transparentem and KnowTheChain will focus on corporate efforts to remediate forced labor in apparel and footwear supply chains, including in relation to recruitment fees: by outlining the scale of abuse in apparel supply chains, gaps in companies’ efforts, and examples […]
Read ArticleKnowTheChain Apparel & Footwear Benchmark – Explore our Findings
Explore our findings by Region: Company due diligence efforts of companies in Asia, Europe, and North America. Subsector: Explore who is leading and lagging among apparel retailers, footwear companies, and luxury brands. Raw Materials: From bamboo, to cashmere and cotton—explore which raw materials may be produced with forced labor and to what extent companies are […]
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Mind the Gap: Migrant Workers Need Respect for Rights, not Commitments on Paper
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Addressing Forced Labor Risks in Lower Tiers of Electronics Supply Chains – Examples of Company Practice
While many companies fall short when it comes to addressing forced labor risks in lower tiers of their supply chains, there are examples of company practices from the ICT sector and beyond that demonstrate that managing forced labor risks across supply chain tiers is feasible—and how it can be done. Approaches include Supporting suppliers to […]
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Addressing Forced Labor Risks in Supply Chains: Risk Exposure and Efforts Undertaken by Asian Food & Beverage Companies
In its third benchmark on the sector, KnowTheChain assessed 43 of the largest global food and beverage companies, including seven Asian companies, on their efforts to address forced labor in their supply chains. This report focuses on the findings of Asian companies. […]
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2020 Food and Beverage benchmark findings report
KnowTheChain assesses the 43 largest global food and beverage companies on efforts to address forced labor in their supply chains. […]
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Supply Chain Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupts global supply chains. Workers in vulnerable conditions, including migrant, women, and temporary workers in global supply chains are particularly negatively impacted. The resources provide an overview of impacts on supply chain workers in sectors benchmarked by KnowTheChain. […]
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No One Should Have to Pay for a Job: Responsible Recruitment in ICT Supply Chains (2020)
The global electronics sector is comprised of powerful corporations—the 49 largest information communications and technology (ICT) companies have a combined market capitalization of US$5 trillion. In 2020, following benchmarks in 2016 and 2018, KnowTheChain evaluated these companies on their efforts to address forced labor and human trafficking in their supply chains, including their efforts to […]
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