CCLA: Three quarters of companies meeting bare minimum in anti-slavery standards
Most companies see anti-slavery laws as a ‘tick-box exercise’ and do not actively confront it in their supply chains
Modern Slavery Act
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Rathbones launches sixth Votes Against Slavery campaign with record support
Forced labour in the private economy generates $236bn in illegal profits per year globally
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Q&A with First Sentier Investors’ Turner: With modern slavery in every single supply chain, engagement is key
Kate Turner speaks to PA Future about lack of support for human rights victims, and where there is good practice in identifying modern slavery in supply chains
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CCLA’s Dame Sara Thornton: Forced labour is ‘a feature of the system’ in the UK
Weak legislation has turned the UK into ‘a dumping ground’ for slavery-linked goods and services
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Modern slavery is an economic, not just a moral issue – it cannot be overlooked
Rathbones’ Archie Pearson asserts that the UK government needs to step up an develop a tougher Modern Slavery Act