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Atunes en proceso de transformación para su exportación. Cairns, Asutralia. Sirtravelalot / Shutterstock

January 28, 2019

La conexión entre marcas de atún y mano de obra esclava

Kate Nicholl, The University of Melbourne; Miriam Wilhelm, University of Groningen, and Vikram Bhakoo, The University of Melbourne

Tres investigadores de Australia y Países Bajos se han adentrado en el mundo de las cadenas de venta de túnidos para descubrir que la inmensa mayoría hace negocio gracias a suministradores surasiáticos que explotan a sus trabajadores sin ningún tipo de miramiento.

Tracking the journey of tuna from the seas around Thailand to Australian supermarket shelves shows modern slavery is a pervasive problem. Shutterstock.com

January 8, 2019

Almost every brand of tuna on supermarket shelves shows why modern slavery laws are needed

Kate Nicholl, The University of Melbourne; Miriam Wilhelm, University of Groningen, and Vikram Bhakoo, The University of Melbourne

Just one brand of tinned tuna in Australian supermarkets is able to confidently claim slavery was not involved in its supply.

Lamia Begum cries holding on to a barbwire fence in front of Rana Plaza building. The collapse killed 1,131 workers and nearly 2,500 were rescued. Abir Abdullah/EPA

April 22, 2016

Three years on from Rana Plaza disaster and little improvement in transparency or worker conditions

Kate Nicholl, The University of Melbourne and Vikram Bhakoo, The University of Melbourne

The Rana Plaza anniversary is a reminder of the transparency lacking in the garment supply chain for the clothes we wear.

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