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Revision as of 03:38, 6 December 2021

Corporate social responsibility - ethics.

Modern slavery is the recruitment, movement, harbouring or receiving of children, women or men through the use of force, coercion, abuse of vulnerability, deception or other means for the purpose of exploitation.

It also includes holding a person in a position of slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, or facilitating their travel with the intention of exploiting them soon after.

Modern slavery is a crime under the UK's Modern Slavery Act and similar legislation in other jurisdictions.


See also


Other links

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights