Deploying Disclosure Laws to Eliminate Forced Labour: Supply chain transparency efforts of Brazil and the United States of America

Ashley Feasley

doi:10.14197/atr.20121553

Deploying Disclosure Laws to Eliminate Forced Labour: Supply chain transparency efforts of Brazil and the United States of America

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Ashley Feasley Catholic University of America

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https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.20121553

Keywords:

forced labour, supply chain, legislation, transparency, Brazil, United States of America

Abstract

States are increasingly addressing forced labour in supply chains by implementing transparency or disclosure measures that aim to make companies disclose the existence of forced labour in their supply chains. Examining the recent approaches of Brazil and the United States of America shows some promising practices to best inform governmental policy going forward.

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Ashley Feasley, Catholic University of America

Ashley Feasley is the Director of Advocacy at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network and an Adjunct Lecturer of Law at the Washington School of Law at the Catholic University of America. Ashley previously worked at ECPAT International and Fordham University School of Law, United States of America, and is a consultant for Human Trafficking Search. Email: ashleykfeasley@gmail.com. Twitter: @ashleyfeasley

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29-09-2015

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Feasley, A. (2015). Deploying Disclosure Laws to Eliminate Forced Labour: Supply chain transparency efforts of Brazil and the United States of America. Anti-Trafficking Review, (5). https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.20121553

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No. 5 (2015): Forced Labour and Human Trafficking

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