European Policy Brief: Four principles for addressing trafficking, forced labour and/or slavery in supply chains

McGrath, Siobhan; Mieres, Fabiola

Abstract

Concerns around trafficking, forced labour and slavery (TFLS) have grown in recent years, with increasing attention being paid to TFLS within businesses' supply chains. In response, a diverse range of initiatives have been launched to address the TFLS-supply chain nexus. Seeking to map and understand this emerging field of intervention, Fabiola Mieres and Siobhan McGrath have recently completed a project documenting and analysing these initiatives as part the DemandAT project on 'demand side measures against trafficking'. The research involved extensive desk-based identification and analysis of 97 initiatives at the TFLS-supply chain nexus. Fieldwork in Qatar, the US and Malaysia then explored selected initiatives in further depth. The project benefited from the involvement of a stakeholder advisory board representing organizations based in Brazil, Jordan, Ghana, India, Switzerland and the US.

Citation

McGrath, S., & Mieres, F. (2017). European Policy Brief: Four principles for addressing trafficking, forced labour and/or slavery in supply chains. [No known commissioning body]

• Report Type: Project Report
• Acceptance Date: May 26, 2017
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jul 28, 2017
• Series Title: DemandAT: Demand-Side Measures Against Trafficking
• Publisher URL: http://demandat.eu/publicationsnew
• Related Public URLs: http://demandat.eu/sites/default/files/DemandAT_Policy_Brief_SupplyChains.pdf
• Additional Information: Department Name: FP7 Framework Programme for Research of the European Union; Publisher: International Centre for Migration Policy Development; Type: monograph; Subtype: project_report