La Strada Documentation Center

Expert Group Meeting: Human Trafficking & Global Supply Chains

Document number
3097
Date
April 2013
Title
Expert Group Meeting: Human Trafficking & Global Supply Chains
Author/publisher
OHCHR
Availability
View/save PDF version of this document
Document type(s)
Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
Keywords
global, supply, chains, special rapporteur
Summary

The meeting discusses the Special Rapporteur's report to the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly (A/67/261) on the issue of trafficking in global supply chains. The report examines the different ways human trafficking manifests itself in the global economy; the response of global businesses to this scourge; existing and emerging strategies to combat abuse; and the immediate and long-term steps necessary for business leaders to take effective and sustainable action. The report also outlines a series of clear and practical recommendations for business and States to eliminate trafficking in the supply chain.