
Modern Slavery: How American consumers enable global supply chains to exploit child workers
By Stuart Milligan, Associate Teaching Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thompson Rivers University; and Nancy Southin, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Thompson Rivers University Even though the practice of slavery has been formally abolished, an estimated 49.6 million people are in forced labour globally, a quarter of which are children. Modern slavery is an umbrella term that refers to situations where exploited individuals cannot leave because of threats, violence, coercion or the abuse of power. It includes a variety of practices such as forced labour, bonded labour and human trafficking. Modern slavery affects the supply chains of many...
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