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Our benchmarks, analysis and practical tools help companies identify forced labour risks and potential impacts across supply chains. We use our research to compel corporate action to tackle and remediate practices that enable exploitation in supply chains.
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Good Practice Guide 2024
Drawing on data collected by KnowTheChain over eight years of benchmarking global multinational companies across three sectors: Apparel & Footwear, Food & Beverage and ICT, this Guide is a resource for companies and investors seeking to understand what strong corporate practice and disclosure looks like with respect to a range of key elements of upstream supply chain human rights due diligence.
KnowTheChain 2023 A&F Benchmark Findings
KnowTheChain 2023 F&B Benchmark Findings
KnowTheChain 2022 ICT Benchmark Findings
KnowTheChain benchmark methodology 2024-2025
HOW WE WORK WITH YOU
We provide companies with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand the issue and appreciate how their actions to address forced labour compare to others in their field. We do this through our signature benchmark reports, our resources page, and ongoing engagement with stakeholders.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
See the latest reports and news from KnowTheChain to help companies all over the world improve their labour practices.
Closing the gap: Evidence for effective human rights due diligence from five years measuring company efforts to address forced labour
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.
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Verité, Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal and Corporate Supply Chains
This reports surveys key risks of human trafficking in federal and corporate supply chains in 11 economic sectors and industries. […]
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Verité, Knowledge Portal
Verité’s Knowledge Portal identifies the worst forms of labor exploitation linked to commodities at the base of global supply chains, covering seafood, timber, coffee, gold, palm oil, and many others. […]
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US Department of State, Annual Trafficking in Persons Report
This global report provides an annual overview of country-level engagement against trafficking in persons as well as important updates on the nature and scope of the crime around the world. […]
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ILO, Eliminating & Preventing Forced Labor: Checkpoints
This app enables business managers to create checklists to assess, prevent, and remedy risks of forced labor. It also provides best practice recommendations for taking action. […]
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Verité, Fair Hiring Toolkit: Improving Codes of Conduct and Company Policies
This section of Verité’s Fair Hiring Toolkit provides practical tools and guidance to strengthen company policies, codes of conduct, and benchmarks to assess compliance. […]
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ILO, Handbook for Employers and Business—Booklet 3: Guiding Principles to Combat Forced Labor
This key resource identifies guiding principles to help employers improve corporate and supply chain policies that address forced labor and human trafficking. […]
Read ArticleOHCHR and UN Global Compact, A Guide for Business: How to Develop a Human Rights Policy
This guide provides practical advice for companies on how and why to develop a policy on human rights, including the key steps involved, components, and paths to implementation. […]
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ILO, Handbook for Employers and Business—Booklet 3: Guiding Principles to Combat Forced Labor
This key resource identifies guiding principles to help employers improve corporate and supply chain policies that address forced labor and human trafficking. […]
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UNGIFT, Human Trafficking and Business: Good Practices to Prevent and Combat Human Trafficking
This resource provides an introduction to human trafficking, guidance on what companies can do to address it, and examples of good practices from around the world. […]
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