Australia Imports Billions in Goods at Risk of Forced Labour, Commissioner Warns
Australia imports an estimated US$17.4 billion a year in goods at risk of being made with forced labour, as a 12.5 percent U.S. tariff bites.
TL;DR
- Australia's Anti-Slavery Commissioner Chris Evans states that planned government measures against modern slavery are not enough.
- Evans calls for large companies to be legally obligated to find and fix forced labor in their supply chains.
- He notes that criminal prosecutions for modern slavery are difficult and resource-intensive.
- A clear legal obligation for companies to actively address modern slavery risks is needed to change business practices.