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What businesses can do to stamp out slavery in their supply chains

  • Written by Julia Benkert, Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology
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Until quite recently, businesses didn’t have a reason to dig deeper than assessing the price and appearance of the products shipped to their warehouses. But the reality of buyer-driven global supply chains means their decisions on price and the suppliers they select dictate conditions for workers across their entire supply chain.

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