Preventing child labour and slavery on supply chains

Abstract

Goods and services that we purchase every day are made up of components or materials travelling all over the world. These items are processed, fabricated, loaded, shipped, and consumed throughout the globe and marketplaces. Mapping these complicated supply networks or web of networks is difficult. Further, the identification and determination of where and the extent of child labour and forced labour are much more difficult. Super connected manufacturing set up to global supply chains with an increasing number of surveys and mixed methods are offering useful insights into this involvement of children in forced labour and human trafficking.