Modern slavery risk assessment

Gold, Stefan; O, Gabriela Gutierrez Huerter; Trautrims, Alexander

doi:10.1038/s43016-021-00348-z

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“…For example, while cocoa from Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, cashews from Vietnam, and tomato products from Mexico exported to the United States have repeatedly been flagged as high risk for labour abuses 16 , 17 (which we also identified), we found disproportionately high levels of risk in meat products produced in the United States. Because risk responses are determined by stakeholders’ perceptions of perceived risks 18 , methodological innovations that move beyond commodity case studies (which are important and necessary, but narrow in purview) may help eliminate geographic and commodity blind spots in supply chains. Our method can support more dynamic risk modelling 19 and monitoring 20 in supply chains without relying on intermittent social audits that have been critiqued for their inability to detect forced labour 21 .…”

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Forced labour risk is pervasive in the US land-based food supply

et al. 2023

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Social risk assessments and case studies of labour conditions in food production primarily focus on specific subpopulations, regions and commodities. To date, research has not systematically assessed labour conditions against international standards across diverse, complex food products. Here we combine data on production, trade, labour intensity and qualitative risk coding to quantitatively assess the risk of forced labour embedded in the US land-based food supply, building on our previous assessment of fruits and vegetables. We demonstrate that animal-based proteins, processed fruits and vegetables, and discretionary foods are major contributors to forced labour risk and that 62% of total forced labour risk stems from domestic production or processing. Our findings reveal the widespread risk of forced labour present in the US food supply and the necessity of collaborative action across all countries—high, middle and low income—to eliminate reliance on labour exploitation.

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Forced labour risk is pervasive in the US land-based food supply

et al. 2023

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“…The agricultural sector has a high risk of labour exploitation due to its high labour intensity and relatively low skill requirements (Gold et al, 2021). In agriculture, more than two million people work under conditions of modern slavery worldwide (ILO and Walk Free Foundation, 2022).…”

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“…Drawing on social life cycle assessment (S-LCA), Blackstone et al (2021) have evaluated how specific US retail supply chains of fruits and vegetables are affected by forced labour risks, thereby identifying supply chains where priority intervention is required by business, authorities, and civil society. It was found that major forced labour risks in food supply are associated with US domestic supply chains; this shows that labour exploitation is no remote problem located in far-off regions, but also affects the very countries that generate its demand (Gold et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%