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.
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Canada is an outlier in its failure to hold buyers and retailers accountable for labour abuse in seafood supply chains.
Supply chains can contain thousands of suppliers spanning continents. DNA testing, drones, satellite imaging and other technologies can help identify forced and child labour.
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.
Just one brand of tinned tuna in Australian supermarkets is able to confidently claim slavery was not involved in its supply.
Adding 20 cents to the price of a T-shirt in Australia would be enough to lift all Indian workers in the garment supply chain out of poverty.
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PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Queensland
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Thomas Wiedmann is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Sustainability Research, UNSW
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Professor of Management, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
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Distinguished SFU Professor of Global Supply Chain Governance, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Industrial Engineering & Assistant Vice-President, International, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, University of Groningen
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Professor in Operations Management and Sustainability; Associate Dean Research at UC Business School, University of Canterbury
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Professor, School of International Development and Global Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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David Trimble Chair, Professor, Queen's University Belfast