A Norwegian government ethics committee has recommended the adoption of mandatory human rights due diligence and disclosure obligations for multinatio...
Ethical Trading Initiative & Ergon Publish Good Practice Note on Combating Modern Slavery
Global companies have committed to combating human trafficking and slavery in their supply chains, but often lack the guidance to do so effectively. C...
U.S. Department of State Releases 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report
This week, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) released the 2018 Trafficking in Persons (TiP) Report, providing companies and stakeholders with insight...
Turkmenistan Cotton Imports Banned in U.S.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBPA) has exercised its authority under the Tariff Act to issue a withhold release order (WRO) on all T...
Assent celebrates #MyFreedomDay
Today is #MyFreedomDay, and students around the world are running events and promoting initiatives to raise awareness of modern slavery. The CNN Freed...
[Webinar] Getting Ahead in Your Human Trafficking & Slavery Program
Human trafficking and slavery risk management programs are fast becoming essential due diligence initiatives, particularly for companies in scope of t...
HTRT Renamed STRT, ‘Social Responsibility Alliance’ Announced
The Human Trafficking Risk Template (HTRT) has been relaunched today under a new name, the Slavery & Trafficking Risk Template (STRT). This rena...