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Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one... more +
Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one of the great human rights causes of our time..." less -
Fisher Phillips

The Surprising Ways Your Company Can Be Liable for Human Trafficking – And 4 Steps to Minimize Dangers

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The phrase alone – human trafficking – is enough to stir outrage, discomfort, or disbelief. What many employers may not realize, however, is that you do not have to be a “trafficker” to be held liable for trafficking....more

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Our Top 10 Predicted Business and Human Rights Issues for 2025

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Even for the unpredictable world of business and human rights, 2024 was particularly volatile, including for sustainability more generally. The European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)...more

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[Event] 23rd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - June 5th - 6th, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Hosted by the Canadian Institute, the 23rd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime returns for another exciting year. The event features carefully curated programming providing practical guidance...more

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ESG: The New Must-Have in the Due Diligence Process

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An assessment of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors has become an integral part of the due diligence review of companies. Such assessment may provide a potential acquirer with a detailed analysis of a...more

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Supply Chains Under Scrutiny: Targeting Human Rights and Forced Labor Risks

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This summer, one of the UK’s best-known online brands found its supply chain at the center of a high-profile modern slavery investigation. Within hours of the story breaking the company’s share price plummeted, as...more

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Compliance Perspectives: Supply Chains, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

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Matthew Friedman is the CEO of The Mekong Club, an organization supporting the private sector in the fight against modern slavery. Previously he worked for the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking and US...more

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Supply chain mapping and the transparency wave of the future

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On Oct. 1, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced withhold release orders covering five imported products from five countries. The companies, ranging from apparel producers in Asia to conflict mineral miners in...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Impacts of Emerging Regulations on Supply Chain Compliance

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I visited with several members of the Assent team to introduce the topic, look at Human Trafficking and Slavery (HTS), supply chain risk management programs, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) value propositions, the...more

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Modern Slavery: The Dilemma of Internal Accountability and Resource Allocation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the third in a series of blogs by our Global Modern Slavery Team dealing with how companies can get ahead of the curve of the changing legal landscape addressing the role of business and its...more

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New Anti-Trafficking Legislation May Spur Closer Look at Manufacturers’ Supply Chains

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On September 26, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 2200). The bill would reauthorize the Trafficking...more

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Modern Slavery Bill 2018: An Action Plan

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The introduction of the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Bill 2018 on 28 June 2018 sets an imperative for businesses operating in Australia to know, and show, how they are identifying and addressing the risks of modern slavery....more

Perkins Coie

Top 10 Litigation Risks and Trends for Retailers

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With the 2016 holiday shopping season in full swing, the risk of litigation heightens for retailers. We created our own version of a “holiday list” to identify the top-10 risk areas where retailers may be vulnerable to claims...more

Morgan Lewis

The Modern Slavery Act 2015

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The UK’s Modern Slavery Act is an effort by the government to end all forms of labour exploitation. The UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 aims to prevent all forms of labour exploitation and increase transparency of labour...more

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Transparency and Human Trafficking: Is Your Company Prepared?

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Companies increasingly face expectations that they will “know and show” that they are taking appropriate steps to manage the human rights impacts associated with their business activities. New transparency requirements on...more

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