News / New laws on goods made using forced labour could split supply chains

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Stricter due diligence laws surrounding the import of products made using forced labour could shake up supply chains and cause “significant disruption to companies’ operations”. 

Global risk intelligence specialist Verisk Maplecroft told The Loadstar that over the past half-decade, global advancements in labour rights had stalled. 

Currently, most legislation only requires companies to file reports on any exposure to modern slavery abuses, rather than to act on it, which has had little impact on the ground. 

Fortunately though, tougher mandatory due diligence laws ...