Parliament passed a bill this week creating reporting requirements for companies on the issue of products made by slave labour. Proponents recognize it as only a first step to address the problem, while critics call it widely ineffectual. Bill S-211, an Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains…
Bill to Help Counter Import of Slave Labour Products to Become Law, Critics Not Satisfied
Bill Seeking to Counter Import of Slave Labour Products to Become Law; Critics Not Satisfied
A bill passed by Parliament that creates reporting requirements for companies regarding products made by slave labour is seen by proponents as merely a first step in addressing the problem, while critics call it widely ineffective. Bill S-211, an Act to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and…
Canada Pension Plan Signals Exit From Alleged China Slave Labour Investments
Human rights advocates have criticized the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for passively investing about $14 billion in companies that allegedly profit from slave labour camps in China. Centre Ice Canadians, which describes itself as an advocacy group for centrist Canadians, has urged CPP to investigate two of its equity indices allegedly linked with Uyghur internment…
MPs Call for Stronger Enforcements in New Bill That Would Ban Products of Slave Labour
Parliamentarians are calling for stronger enforcement mechanisms in legislation that aims to ban the import of products made with slave labour. Sponsors of the bill say it will soon be passed into law. Bill S-211, which seeks to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and amend the customs…
MPs Call for Stronger Enforcements in Bill That Would Ban Slave Labour Products
Parliamentarians are calling for stronger enforcement mechanisms in legislation that aims to ban the import of products made with slave labour. Sponsors of the bill say it will soon be passed into law. Bill S-211, which seeks to enact the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and amend the customs…
Australian Senator Rex Patrick Calls for Ban on Slave Labour Products
April 26, 2022
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Independent senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick, has called on both the major Coalition and Labor parties to commit to a ban on products made through slave labour. Patrick said in a release on Saturday that “nobody wants to wear or use misery.” “Not only is the human cost of slave labour abhorrent, it also…
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