The Global Spotlight on Labor Trafficking in Corporate Supply Chains-Know Your Obligations

This Jones Day White Paper describes the recent legislation in this area, sets forth the possible ramifications for failing to know and understand the corporate obligations, and analyzes the possibility of future legislation and litigation.

Labor Trafficking in Corporate Supply Chains-Where We Are Now

In the United States, consumers have sued manufacturers for failing to disclose the presence of forced labor in their supply chains. These claims have been based on consumer protection laws, the Alien Tort Statute, and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.

Labor Trafficking in Corporate Supply Chains-Summer 2020 Update

This Jones Day White Paper serves as an update to our prior publications regarding legislation and executive action aimed at curbing forced labor in supply chains, setting forth developments in the areas of: (i) litigation within the United States; (ii) efforts to end labor violations in Xinjiang, China; and (iii) other developments abroad.

Global Spotlight on Labor Trafficking in Health Care and Corporate Supply Chains

This Jones Day White Paper serves as an update to our prior publications regarding legislation and executive action aimed at curbing forced labor in supply chains, with an additional focus on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

JONES DAY TALKS®: Jones Day’s Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative: Health Care Supply Chains and Forced Labor

A recent special convening hosted in Jones Day's Chicago Office, Forced Labor in Health Care Supply Chains: What Hospital Leaders Need to Know, focused specifically on health care supply chain issues and how they may interact with forced labor. The event provided practical information and resources to health care providers fighting human trafficking.

Free Introductory Course on Forced Labor

This interactive e-learning course provides a brief overview of international frameworks and identifies some of the risky business practices that can lead to forced labor in supply chains.

Quizrr

Quizrr creates worker-centric, engaging and gamified digital content with short live-action and animated films followed by a quiz – always in local language and setting. Our educational platform, leveraging Social Practice Theory, is built for inclusivity, making sure anyone, no matter digital literacy levels, can benefit from the training.

ULUA

Ulula OWL app enables simple, interactive training and capacity development for workers. Strengthen workers’ understanding around health and safety, labor regulation and other skills. Access local resources to support worker wellbeing. Use custom surveys to help test knowledge gained from training modules.

FACT – Matera Alliance

FACT® (Factory Awareness to Counter Trafficking) training creates a safe and rewarding learning environment for factory employees. It is highly employee-centric and its unique incentivize structure encourages factory employees to participate. As a compliance manager from a top U.S. retail brand stated, “So surprised to see so many workers actually interested in the training. In other trainings, they don’t really pay attention.”

COVID-19 Resources Guide

These comprehensive documents provide observations, lessons learned, and recommendations for government officials, civil society members, service providers, and others to establish and improve trauma-informed anti-trafficking measures and responses in the COVID-19 environment.

Federal Statutory and Regulatory Framework on Forced Labor in Healthcare and Public Health Supply Chains Information Memorandum

This Information Memorandum (IM) is directed toward healthcare administrators, procurement professionals, suppliers, and other decisionmakers in the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector who may be positioned to address forced labor concerns in supply chains through product procurement and labor contracting practices.

Trafficking in Persons Report

The world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-trafficking efforts and reflects the U.S. Government’s commitment to global leadership on this key human rights and law enforcement issue.

UFLPA Entity List

A list of entities in Xinjiang that mine, produce, or manufacture wholly or in part any goods, wares, articles and merchandise with forced labor.

Withhold Release Orders and Findings List

CBP issues a WRO when the agency has reasonable evidence of the use of forced labor in the manufacturing or production of a good or goods entering the U.S. supply chain. A WRO allows CBP to detail the products in question at all U.S. ports of entry until/unless importers can prove the absence of forced labor in their product's supply chain. This page contains withhold release orders issued by the Commissioner and findings published in the Federal Register.