'It is overwhelmingly the case that fish exports from Thailand involve trafficked labour' – video | Global Development Professionals Network. We caught up with professor John Ruggie, at a recent global supply chains summit, to discuss slavery, supply chains and governance failures. During his time at the UN Ruggie founded the guiding principles on business and human rights, which continue to influence campaigners, policymakers and business leaders today.
While the sector is on an "upwards learning slope", the example of the Thai fishing industry demonstrates the extent to which businesses remain ignorant of the full extent of slavery in their supply chains. He also warns that there are limits to what business can, and should, be doing. Campaigners need to learn to "partner and pressure" with big business, and ultimately governments need to address their governance failures. And finally, consumers should be asking themselves "whether they want their child to wear a shirt made by another child". Subscription Center. Factory deaths highlight flaws in global supply chain. Bangladesh mourns the deaths of more than 100 workers killed in a factory fire Wal-Mart, C&A and other brands placed orders with factoryCampaigners say worker safety put at risk by opaque global supply chainsBrands moving production from China in pursuit of cheap labor Hong Kong (CNN) -- As Bangladesh mourns the death of more than 100 workers killed in a factory fire over the weekend, attention is turning to the labels found among the charred debris and what role they could have played in preventing the worst industrial disaster in the country's history.
The factory, owned by Tazreen Fashions, produced clothing for U.S. supermarket giant Wal-Mart, European clothing retailer C&A and produced garments for several other companies, including Hong Kong sourcing firm Li & Fung. Campaigners say that workers' safety is being put at risk by the complex and fragmented nature of global supply chains used by many of the world's top clothing brands, which largely rely on cheap labor to turn a profit. Glossary of Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, and International Trade Terms.
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