Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains: Towards a Legislative Solution

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Hess
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Modern Slavery

Modern slavery footprints in global supply chains

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah‐Jayne Shilling ◽  
Thomas Wiedmann ◽  
Arunima Malik
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Modern Slavery

scholarly journals The domestic politics of corporate accountability legislation: struggles over the 2015 UK Modern Slavery Act

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 709-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genevieve LeBaron ◽  
Andreas Rühmkorf
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Transnational Governance ◽  
Corporate Accountability ◽  
Regulatory Processes ◽  
Modern Slavery ◽  
Domestic Legislation ◽  
Labour Standards

AbstractOver the last decade, the norm of corporate accountability for labour standards in global supply chains has become increasingly prominent within the transnational governance arena. As global governance initiatives to spur due diligence for labour standards and combat exploitation in global supply chains—especially its most severe forms frequently described as modern slavery—have proliferated, societal coalitions have pressured states to pass domestic legislation to the same effect. In this article, we examine the regulatory processes that spurred the passage of one piece of anti-slavery legislation, the UK’s 2015 Modern Slavery Act. Our findings corroborate a number of established expectations regarding business opposition towards new legislation to raise public labour standards, but also provide a clearer picture of the mechanisms through which industry actors impact policymaking processes. Paradoxically, such mechanisms include business actors’ championing of weak regulatory initiatives, CSR activity and partnering with civil society organizations. Understanding industry actors’ use of these strategies improves our understanding of how transnational norms of corporate accountability and anti-slavery are being contested and shaped at domestic scales.

Modern Slavery and Global Supply Chains: Agency and Psychological Distance

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 13657
Author(s):  
Dayna Simpson ◽  
Marie Segrave ◽  
Andrew Philip Kach ◽  
Robert Handfield ◽  
Anne Quarshie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Psychological Distance ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Modern Slavery

Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains: Can National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights Close the Governance Gap?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
pp. 239-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Bulan HAMPTON
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
Polycentric Governance ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
Modern Slavery

AbstractFollowing the 2011 endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), states have begun to implement National Action Plans (NAPs) to operationalize the UNGPs. Using a case study approach and applying a conceptual framework for polycentric governance, this article aims to provide an early assessment of the effectiveness of NAPs adopted by the United Kingdom and the United States to combat one of the worst human rights abuses in global supply chains: modern slavery. This study demonstrates that both NAPs contain elements addressing the governance gaps surrounding modern slavery, such as enacting new laws, adapting existing regulations, strengthening multi-stakeholder mechanisms for business accountability, and promoting innovation. However, it is argued that the NAPs themselves were not the catalysts for the majority of these measures. This article concludes that states should optimize the five characteristics of polycentric governance outlined in this study to improve the relevance and effectiveness of NAPs as drivers of change.

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