On May 3, 2023, Canada passed its first reporting legislation for modern slavery and child labour, theFighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act(the Act). The Act forms part of an increasing response from the Government of Canada on business and human ri...
Canada has no legislation prohibiting forced labour, relying instead on human trafficking penal dispositions; the two are intimately related. However, there has only been one conviction for human trafficking for the purposes of forced labour. Here, we offer an analysis of jurisprudence according to ...
The International Labor Organization Forced Labor Convention 1930 has been widely ratified by countries around the world. It is the basic guideline which the countries can look up to for legislation and implementation. United Nations has been serious regarding the issue of forced labor. The Agenda ...
The U.S. government has increasingly emphasized the importance of supply chain integrity, particularly in relation to eliminating forced labor. U.S. policymakers are actively passing legislation, including the Uyghur Forced...more Five Compliance Best Practices for … USMCA Management ...
andthe United Kingdomandthe European Unionwith separate legislation undertaken inFranceandGermany. Now, Canada enters the arena — with itsFighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, commonly referred to as the Modern Slavery Act (MSA) — which came into force on January...
Black and White Babies Stolen under Same Legislation and Policy Posted onJune 27, 2023byapologyalliance Full blooded Aboriginals were expected to ‘die out’ and therefore were not targeted for assimilation policies (Manne: 1999, cited in SMH: 1999, 4s, Spectrum, Feb 27, p. 27). Manne also...
Stefan Marculewicz, shareholder and co-chair of the Business and Human Rights Practice Group at Littler Mendelson P.C., said that Germany, Canada, and the European Union passed or are considering legislation that requires companies to identify and avert human rights risks and impose monetary pena...
"My job is to make sure we draft the most effective legislation possible that not only identifies these goods, but has the teeth to act on them. It will send a clear message to the world: forced labour has no place in Canada." McKay said he hopes O'Regan tables so...
Moreover, concerns were raised about insufficient access to jus- tice and complaint mechanisms for migrant workers, inadequate labour inspection system, and weak en- forcement of labour legislation. An ad-hoc Committee of the ILO Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) found the allega-...
Human trafficking and forced labour exploitation: Guidance for legislation and law enforcement.The article reviews the book "Human trafficking and forced labour exploitation: Guidance for legislation and law enforcement."EBSCO_bspInternational Labour Review...