New study on labour exploitation in the Leicester garment industry published by Rights Lab colleagues today. Showing the limitations of corporate responses and that corporations need and want effective state enforcement against labour exploitation.

Thrilled to invite you to the “Labor Rights and Workers' Participation in Supply Chains” workshop @ Tel Hai Academic College on July 5, 22. Great academics and inspiring orgs. and unions will discuss the challenge of workers' power under labor & product supply chains. Join us!

Excited to see our Rights Lab risk analysis informing action by OSCE procurement colleagues. Great leadership by an international organisation which often operates in challenging procurement environments.

Great coverage in the Observer about modern slavery vulnerability of live-in care workers based on the research of my Rights Lab and Nottingham University Business School colleague Caroline Emberson with FLEX Full report download here: tinyurl.com/2fejmh5s theguardian.com/society/2022/j…

That a weak section 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act and absence of enforcement lead to non-compliance is widely documented. But it seems to now lead to corporate 'comedy', eroding respect for the rule of law more widely.

📢NEW JOBS!💼 I need 🌟TWO🌟 PDRAs to work on my UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship 🔎Explore health & safety in garments manufacturing 👚 & lead global change🔁 🔐45 mths, FT 💰 w/career dev funds ⏰Closes 26th Sept 📅 📧Get in touch or👉Apply at nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentva… 👈

There were 50 million people living in modern slavery in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery released today from Walk Free, the International Labour Organization and @UNMigration: Read: bit.ly/3UeAt6L

Seriously excited about receiving the STOP THE TRAFFIK award for our work against modern slavery in supply chains. Big thank you to the many amazingly clever and committed individuals and partners who worked and collaborated with us over the last years.

Eventually, moving from policy to real action in commercial decisions who can be a preferred supplier. The role of the procurement profession has changed. It's not just about price. Great work by Channel 4 News and the many activists and researchers. channel4.com/news/departmen…

NEW BLOG! "Businesses need to do more to involve workers in their supply chains governance", blogs Prof. Alex Trautrims Professor Alexander Trautrims from Rights Lab, following his & ShareAction research analysing supply chain governance in complex supply chains. modernslaverypec.org/latest/busines…

Today I held a copy of “Cobalt Red” in my hand for the first time. The moment summoned a flood of emotions back to my first trip to the Congo in 2018. As the world hears the testimonies of the Congolese people, I pray we will see fit to end to this disgraceful scramble for loot.

75% of cobalt - essential to many rechargeable batteries - is mined in the Congo, often in sub-human conditions. In Cobalt Red, Rights Lab & The British Academy Global Prof Siddharth Kara reveals the human rights abuses behind this cobalt mining. Out Jan 31: us.macmillan.com/books/97812502…

ESRC DTP Collaborative Studentship: Human Trafficking and Legal Culture in Latin America: A Nested Socio-Legal Comparative Study at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership ⁦Rights Lab⁩ ⁦The Rights Track⁩ ⁦Nottingham Politics⁩ jobs.ac.uk/job/CWW074/esr…

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Restating the case for a Single Enforcement Body! New #labourexploitation research by Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner & Rights Lab calls for UK government to revisit a manifesto pledge to establish a SEB to transform fragmented labour enforcement system. Read more here nottingham.ac.uk/news/new-resea…

Can a successful anti-slavery intervention in one supply chain also work in a different supply chain? My latest open access journal publication is investigating this question: Adoption and transferability of joint interventions to fight modern sl... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

1/ Yesterday there was a fascinating session of the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee committee looking at exploitation on the UK's seasonal worker visa scheme. There were some shocking revelations, which you probably missed because it got ZERO press coverage. So here is a 🧵 with some highlights.

What is made w Uyghur forced labor? Probably much more than you think. 🛩aluminum 💳PVC 🌶paprika 💻electronics 🚗auto parts 🚞steel 🔌copper 🔋lithium and more Check out this month's brief from SHU HKC LawCrim shu.ac.uk/helena-kennedy…

Today, we have launched the fifth edition of the #GlobalSlaveryIndex – assessing 160 countries prevalence, vulnerability, and government efforts to #EndModernSlavery. Read the full report here: walkfree.org/global-slavery…