Modern Day Slavery continues to make the headlines, and rightly so. According to International Labour Organization statistics, slavery exploits 21 million people worldwide, and is a 150-billion-dollar industry
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UK companies operating at home and overseas will soon be preparing reports showing how they prevent forced labour in their supply chains, in order to comply with the new Modern Slavery Act
Slavery, still pervasive across the globe, has proven difficult to tackle for multinationals whose leaders are far removed from the people producing their raw ingredients. But with help, companies are working their way down the supply chain to eradicate the problem
A law designed to cut slave labour from the supply chains of companies operating in the UK is about to come into force, but the detail of its requirements remains unclear