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Closing the gap: Evidence for effective human rights due diligence from five years measuring company efforts to address forced labour
This briefing utilises KnowTheChain data on 129 companies from nine benchmarks across three high-risk sectors: ICT, food and beverage, and apparel and footwear to influence the development of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation.
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April 2022 Newsletter
KnowTheChain releases its revised methodology for 2022-23 benchmarks KnowTheChain’s monthly newsletter shares worker perspectives, the latest from the KnowTheChain team, and updates and resources on forced labor in supply chains in the business and human rights sphere. From us KnowTheChain has released its revised methodology and company lists for the 2022-23 round of benchmarks. What […]
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March 2022 Newsletter
Global boycott of Uzbek cotton due to state-sanctioned forced labour ends KnowTheChain’s monthly newsletter shares worker perspectives, the latest from the KnowTheChain team, and updates and resources on forced labor in supply chains in the business and human rights sphere. From workers Human Rights Watch calls on FIFA to investigate wage abuse alleging that World […]
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February 2022 Newsletter
Calls for mandatory human rights due diligence gain momentum internationally KnowTheChain’s monthly newsletter shares worker perspectives, the latest from the KnowTheChain team, and updates and resources on forced labor in supply chains in the business and human rights sphere. From us An op-ed from the KnowTheChain team explains the importance of corporate due diligence being […]
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January 2022 Newsletter
KnowTheChain report shows companies are failing to introduce effective due diligence to address forced labour risks KnowTheChain’s monthly newsletter shares worker perspectives, the latest from the KnowTheChain team, and updates and resources on forced labor in supply chains in the business and human rights sphere. From us Out now: KnowTheChain’s latest report, “Closing the gap: […]
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Closing the gap: Evidence for effective human rights due diligence from five years measuring company efforts to address forced labour
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December 2021 Newsletter
European mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence on hold KnowTheChain’s monthly newsletter shares worker perspectives, the latest from the KnowTheChain team, and updates and resources on forced labor in supply chains in the business and human rights sphere. From Workers A report by Asia Floor Wage Alliance documents women garment workers’ experiences of gender-based […]
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November 2021 Newsletter
Increasing customs seizures of goods purportedly made using forced labour KnowTheChain’s monthly newsletter shares worker perspectives, the latest from the KnowTheChain team, and updates and resources on forced labor in supply chains in the business and human rights sphere. From Workers Listen to a series of interviews with labour leaders organising in global supply chains […]
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October 2021 Newsletter
Searching for Accountability and Remedy for Supply Chain Workers KnowTheChain’s monthly newsletter shares worker perspectives, the latest from the KnowTheChain team, and updates and resources on forced labor in supply chains in the business and human rights sphere. Featuring Accountability and Remedy for Workers in Global Supply Chains The ILAW Network compiles essays and interviews […]
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September 2021 Newsletter
Multiple reports outline abuses faced by workers in the seafood sector KnowTheChain’s monthly newsletter shares worker perspectives, the latest from the KnowTheChain team, and updates and resources on forced labor in supply chains in the business and human rights sphere. From Workers The Civil Society Organization Coalition for Ethical and Sustainable Seafood carried out a […]
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