BSR Insight | Identifying Human-Trafficking Risks in Supply Chains
About the Author(s)
Elissa Goldenberg, Associate, Advisory Services
Publication Date
June 22, 2010
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The U.S. Department of State's "2010 Trafficking in Persons Report" provides in-depth assessments of and recommendations for 177 countries, with the aim to eliminate modern slavery. The report also outlines key trends, the challenges and successes in identifying and protecting victims, and the need for governments to incorporate anti-trafficking policies in response to natural disasters.
The report can help companies identify areas of risk related to trafficking and prevent trafficking in their supply chains by taking the following steps:
- Take accountability for all labor and pledge to monitor compliance, remediate noncompliance, and verify those actions by an independent third party.
- Publicly disclose mechanisms for providing independent, unannounced, and thorough audits.
- Provide effective complaint procedures.
- Provide clear guidelines to ensure that security forces are not used to intimidate, hold, or abuse workers.
- Guarantee the mobility of all workers by forbidding any confiscation of official documents.
- Commit to providing restitution and other forms of remediation for victims.
About the Author(s)
Elissa Goldenberg, Associate, Advisory Services
With four years of sustainability communications expertise, Elissa works with BSR member companies in a range of sectors—including those in information and communications technology; food, beverage, and agriculture; energy; and consumer products—on various sustainability issues including reporting, stakeholder engagement, and human rights... Read more →
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