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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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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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August 2021 Newsletter
Apparel companies under the spotlight as the Bangladesh Accord expiry date looms 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 on exploitation in cotton production in Gujarat, India, includes the […]
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July 2021 Newsletter
Read our blog on how worker-driven approaches to mandatory due diligence in Europe are most effective 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 Business & Human Rights Resource Centre published […]
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Opinion: Workers must be the foundation of any human rights due diligence approach
Due diligence and company performance The need to level the playing field is regularly cited as an argument for mHREDD. This was once again emphasised in the latest KnowTheChain benchmark, which assessed the largest global companies in the apparel and footwear sector on their efforts to address forced labour risks in their supply chains. The research […]
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June 2021 Newsletter
Join Us for a Webinar on Forced Labor Remediation on 30 June 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 SOMO and Arisa interviewed 725 workers in 29 spinning mills in the […]
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KnowTheChain 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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