Large NZ companies may soon be required to report on modern slavery risks. Nearly 17,000 Australian reports reveal what makes such laws work – and what doesn’t.
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Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, which exposed hazardous working conditions in Chicago’s meatpacking plants, first appeared serially in a socialist newspaper before being published as a novel.
Even young children can make choices.
The standard minimum age for work in Australia is 15 - but children can get a job before that. These are the rules.
When confronted with modern slavery risks, some companies justify their inaction or adopt ineffective measures that do little to address the problem.
Where children in a household are working, adults may stop looking for jobs.
Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the defining geopolitical issue of our time.
Leaving millions of children out of school has devastating consequences.
Unboxing videos are popular – earning children as young as two thousands of followers and, potentially, big money. But there are also challenges and risks for these pint-sized content creators.
Data labellers are the lifeblood of the AI industry. Yet they are often paid very low wages, work in unsafe environments and lack basic workplace protections.
A study in five west African countries found that children fostered by wealthier households were less likely to attend school than children fostered by poorer households.
More information and transparency would help companies understand where the products they need come from.
New documentary about Nickelodeon, Quiet on Set, highlights how we don’t keep child stars safe. In the age of social media this is an even bigger problem.
Supply chains can contain thousands of suppliers spanning continents. DNA testing, drones, satellite imaging and other technologies can help identify forced and child labour.
Exploring the potential intersections between climate change and violence against children is crucial.
If we have learned anything from the fight against modern slavery, it is that addressing the issue takes extensive time, resources and long-term commitments.
Children working on family farms is often mistaken for harmful child labour.
The firms that do worst on the environment and human slavery in the 2023 Chocolate Scorecard are those whose mission statements extend to little more than making chocolate.
While it may be challenging for organizations to manage all the activities within their global supply chains, there are best practices they can adopt to prevent modern slavery.
The negative effects of conflict on human capital – particularly nutrition, health and education – are larger than commonly thought.
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