This paper from ECCHR explores the following questions:
• What should proper due diligence by brands and retailers have looked like in relation to these human rights in the years preceding the current crisis?
• What are current human rights due diligence expectations of companies?
• What should human rights due diligence look like in the future to improve global supply chain workers’ rights?
No market for abuse: how import bans fight back against forced labour
Coffee. Gloves. Smartphones. Solar panels. Seafood. So much of what we consume comes from sprawling global supply chains tainted by forced labour. This abhorrent practice endures because it pays. Companies …