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The European bourgeoisie could not forgive Hitler because he applied in Europe colonialist procedures previously reserved for the supposedly inferior Arabs, Indians, and Africans.
Labour is the central theme for understanding history and legacies of Mount Elgin Industrial School, a former Indian Residential School, in a new exhibition at Art Windsor Essex.
Supply chains can contain thousands of suppliers spanning continents. DNA testing, drones, satellite imaging and other technologies can help identify forced and child labour.
A new study suggests disclosure laws to prevent forced labour in the clothing industry are a form of window dressing designed to ease the conscience of consumers rather than protecting workers.
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.
At least 1,132 workers died when the Rana building collapsed in Bangladesh, while several thousand more were injured.
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.
Australia’s Senate has voted to prohibit the import of goods made using forced labour. But without government support it won’t become law.
Child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking are serious problems. Misinformation is harming efforts to combat them.
121 companies in Australia have delivered their first reports required by the Modern Slavery Act.
Slavery and slavery-like practices exist in Australia, in the form of forced marriages, sexual exploitation and forced labour.
There are no criminal provisions around slavery in 49% of world nations, groundbreaking new legal research finds.
Airbnb now has 7m listings in more than 100,000 cities, making it larger than the eight biggest hotel groups combined.
Old injustices don’t simply disappear with time – they tear a nation apart.
The prospect of China using forced labour to supply foreign companies highlights the importance of modern slavery laws.
When it comes to tackling unacceptable forms of work, lessons can be learned from the global South.
Bishop Huddleston’s criticism of Enoch Powell’s incendiary “Rivers of blood” speech was both a history lesson and a call to action against racism.
Tens of thousands of North Koreans live in China. Their lives are often no better than they were at home.
And what businesses can do to support them.
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Human trafficking and modern slavery researcher, Flinders University
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Professor, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of South Australia
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Research Fellow, Free State Centre for Human Rights, University of the Free State
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Professor, ESCP Business School
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Professor of Strategy, Economics and Foresights, Hult International Business School
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University
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Rights Lab Associate Director and Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
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Senior Research Associate, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Tourism & Events, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Bournemouth University
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Chair in Accountancy and Professor in Sustainability Accounting and Transparency, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
