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Fact Sheet Forced Labour Focus on the role of buying companies

Document number
3117
Date
September 2013
Title
Fact Sheet Forced Labour Focus on the role of buying companies
Author/publisher
SOMO
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations, Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
forced labour, textile, garment, supply chain, CSR, corporations, workers, migrant workers
Summary

This fact sheet is about forced labour in the textile and garment supply chain. It offers examples of different types of forced and bonded labour. Recommendations are made for garment buying companies to recognise cases of forced labour in their supply chains and to act upon these practices.