A “smarter mix” to combat modern slavery and human rights risks - the UK Government’s recent measures signal the increasing pressure for solutions

The UK Government’s recent announcement emphasises a more ambitious modern slavery agenda and, specifically, the use of a “smarter mix” of measures across policy, regulation, stakeholder expectations and corporate practice to identify and combat modern slavery and human rights risks in global value chains. In this article, we examine the changes announced by the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in January 2021, including a focus on North Western China, and consider how businesses need to respond....
By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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