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Today, Friday 10 May, the House of Lords debated a Private Members Bill, the Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill (or COPAD for short). This ground-breaking legislation proposes that UK businesses and public authorities conduct mandatory human right and environment due diligence on… Keep reading »
30 August 2022 In our latest blog, Yaeno Fernandez Amano, Fellow at Anti-Slavery International, explores the latest polling results regarding modern slavery and supply chains. Image credit: Song_about_summer via Shutterstock. A new YouGov poll conducted by Anti-Slavery International and the Corporate Justice Coalition shows strong public support for new… Keep reading »
At Anti-Slavery International, we’re calling on the UK government to introduce a Business, Human Rights and Environment Act. We believe that consumers should have assurances that the products they’re buying have not been made with forced labour. We believe that the government should create a corporate duty to conduct… Keep reading »
It’s a new year and here at Anti-Slavery International, we’ve been reflecting on all the great achievements over the last year. In 2021, thanks to your generous support, we supported a staggering 17,880 people across 21 projects in 10 countries, including Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Tanzania.* Here are some… Keep reading »
Dr Chris O’Connell highlights the increasing link between climate change and modern slavery, including the work of a recent conference on this critical issue. Image via Shutterstock. Contemporary slavery, environmental destruction and climate change are intrinsically connected and mutually reinforcing. This was the key message that emerged from an international… Keep reading »
In November the UK will host the COP26 UN climate change summit. Anti-Slavery International’s climate change and modern slavery advisor Fran Witt asks what world leaders could do to tackle the related issues of climate change and modern slavery. You might wonder what climate breakdown and human rights… Keep reading »
Climate change and modern slavery are serious challenges that need to be tackled together. Extreme weather events are becoming more common – satellite image from NASA, via Unsplash. Climate change affects everyone. Changing weather patterns have left millions of people at risk of losing their homes and livelihoods;… Keep reading »