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Modern Slavery Act boosts supply chain engagement

2016-10-19 15:48:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

The UK's Modern Slavery Act has led to increased engagement from directors on issues of risk within supply chains, and a greater focus on policy development, risk assessment and monitoring of modern slavery, according to a new survey.

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Marks & Spencer top for modern slavery reporting

2016-10-17 14:57:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Retailer Marks & Spencer has been named as the highest performing FTSE 100 company for monitoring and reporting on modern slavery in its supply chain, with luxury brand Burberry scoring third, in a report that also highlights a deficit in action by many UK-listed firms.

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The Indian women who escaped sexual slavery and became entrepreneurs

2016-08-16 05:59:42| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Two female victims of human trafficking tell the BBC's Divya Arya how they rebuilt their lives and re-integrated into society by becoming businesswomen.

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High risk of modern slavery in nearly 60 percent of countries, global index finds

2016-08-10 18:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Almost 60 percent of countries are at high risk of using slave labor in their supply chains, according to a new global index launched on Thursday, which also ranked North Korea as having the worst record of slave labor in the world. By assessing incidents of human trafficking or slavery, national laws, and the quality of law enforcement across 198 countries, risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft found that 115 countries were at high or extreme risk of using slaves. "Few countries in the...

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India and China pose "extreme" risk of slavery in supply chains

2016-08-09 18:10:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Modern slavery is rife in 58% of countries, with leading garment exporters India and China among 25 economies posing "extreme" supply chain risks, according to a new global ranking.

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