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.
Highlights
In response to growing awareness about the pervasiveness of forced labour in global supply chains, governments have engaged in efforts to regulate companies’ and governments’ supply chains
This article aims to evaluate the efforts of the Brazilian and United States of America (US) governments to create and implement supply chain transparency disclosure laws
While no sanctions exist for those banks that offer credit to blacklisted companies, Decree No 1.150 gives guidance to lending institutions and is a good example of the complementary regulation enacted to bolster the impact of the Dirty List and incentivise business community adherence.[26]
Summary
In response to growing awareness about the pervasiveness of forced labour in global supply chains, governments have engaged in efforts to regulate companies’ and governments’ supply chains. Brazil and the US are engaged in legislative and administrative action to implement disclosure and transparency measures to eliminate forced labour from supply chains. A review of both countries’ efforts is useful as it highlights best practices and approaches to compel companies to eliminate forced labour from supply chains
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