News & Analysis as of

Human Rights United Kingdom Human Trafficking & Slave Labor

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Modern Slavery Act: The Future of Transparency in Supply Chains

When the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (Act) came into force, it was considered a landmark legal development globally. The UK was one of the first jurisdictions to introduce a legal requirement concerning transparency in supply...more

The Volkov Law Group

The UK Modern Slavery Act: Easy Wins and Practical Compliance (Part II of II)

The Volkov Law Group on

In Part I, we discussed the basics behind the UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015.  To briefly reiterate, that Act requires any company doing business in the UK with an annual turnover of £36 million or more to publicize their...more

A&O Shearman

Supply chains and UK money laundering considerations

A&O Shearman on

A recent English court ruling has shed light on the approach of UK enforcement authorities to the question of money laundering risks where there is potential forced labour / modern slavery in a supply chain. The ruling will...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Downstream Due Diligence: Regulation through Litigation

Paul Hastings LLP on

As the European Union (“EU”) continues to debate whether downstream responsibilities will fall within the contours of its hefty Corporate Sustainability Mandatory Due Diligence Directive (“CSMDD”), and the EU Council just...more

BCLP

A “smarter mix” to combat modern slavery and human rights risks - the UK Government’s recent measures signal the increasing...

BCLP on

The UK Government’s recent announcement emphasises a more ambitious modern slavery agenda and, specifically, the use of a “smarter mix” of measures across policy, regulation, stakeholder expectations and corporate practice to...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Publishes Recommendations for the Financial Industry

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The report’s recommendations cover a number of areas, including culture and strategy, monitoring and reporting, investor engagement, policy formation and employee training, and philanthropy. A new report from the UK...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Watch Out And Speak Up: The UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Calls For Immediate Action In The Finance Industry

A new report concludes that employees and organisations in the financial services industry do not see the crimes and human rights breaches described in the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 as something they can prevent. The report...more

Perkins Coie

Stuffing the Holiday Stockings with Two Handy Supply Chain Disclosure Charts ... and One Top Five Mistakes List!

Perkins Coie on

[Warning: The juxtaposition of joyous holiday festivities and forced labor is not intended to make light of human rights violations, but to assist companies in avoiding common mistakes in their anti-human trafficking...more

WilmerHale

Penalising the Failure to Prevent Human Rights Abuses

WilmerHale on

While debate rumbles on over the extension of ‘failure to prevent’ offences into the broad spectrum of financial crime, including fraud and money laundering, some have called for their introduction into an altogether...more

BCLP

Do Your New Year’s Resolutions Include Steps to Prevent Slavery and Human Trafficking?

BCLP on

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the US (culminating in the annual observation of National Freedom Day on February 1, 2020) and this year is the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims...more

A&O Shearman

UK consultation on enhancing modern slavery statements: beyond minimum compliance

A&O Shearman on

The UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act) was heralded as the first legislation of its kind globally and is thought to have inspired a number of other governments to introduce their own supply chain transparency and due...more

BCLP

Strategic Modern Slavery and Human Rights Risk Management: The UK Modern Slavery Act Four Years on

BCLP on

When the Modern Slavery Act (“Act”) came into force in October 2015, it was the first legislation of its kind, aiming to tackle and eventually eliminate human trafficking and the various forms of modern slavery. It also...more

Hogan Lovells

The Modern Slavery Act: stricter reporting requirements on the horizon

Hogan Lovells on

MPs commissioned by the UK Government to review the Modern Slavery Act have published an interim report on the Transparency in Supply Chains Provision in s.54.  This blog looks at some of the key recommendations and what they...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Bill C-423: Private Member’s Bill Targets Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

Bennett Jones LLP on

On December 13, 2018, John McKay, the Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood, introduced private member's bill, Bill C-423: Modern Slavery Act (the "Bill"), which aims to implement Canada’s international commitment to...more

K&L Gates LLP

Stopping Traffick: UK’s Modern Slavery Act of 2015 - What Now? Are Companies in Compliance?

K&L Gates LLP on

The legislation has been hailed for blazing a trail globally with nations from Australia to India poised to pass similar laws as the world seeks to meet a United Nations goal of ending by 2030 a crime estimated to enslave at...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Modern Slavery and Trafficking – Why Supply Chain Transparency Matters

According to research conducted by the International Labour Organisation, more than 40 million people worldwide were victims of modern slavery in 2016, and about 152 million children, aged between five and 17, were subject to...more

Hogan Lovells

Update on the responsibility to respect human rights and parent company liability: what the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Okpabi...

Hogan Lovells on

In the last four months, the Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in two important cases relating to parent company liability and jurisdiction over extra-territorial human rights impacts. ...more

Perkins Coie

We Trust Santa’s Factory Is Free of Forced Labor and Corruption—Your Supply Chains Should Be Too.

Perkins Coie on

[Warning: The juxtaposition of the jolly old man and forced labor is not to make light of human rights violations but to highlight the hidden evils in supply chains and the potential reputational damage to wholesome brands.] ...more

Hogan Lovells

UK Modern Slavery Act – are tougher disclosure requirements on their way?

Hogan Lovells on

Disclosure requirements under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (‘MSA’) have pushed many businesses operating in the UK to gather and interrogate information about human rights risks across their operations and supply chains –...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

U.K. Modern Slavery Act Update

A minimum of 21 million people are estimated to be in forced labor across the globe today, a figure far greater than the number of slaves transported across the Atlantic in the slave trade of the 15th to 19th centuries. ...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Modern Slavery Guidance Updated by UK’s Home Office

Updated Home Office guidance provides more detail of expected best practices and encourages smaller businesses to make a slavery and human trafficking statement even if not legally required. • Larger businesses must...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Global Business and Human...

Australia’s Consideration of a New Modern Slavery Act: What You Need to Know

Corporate counsel must increasingly assess the implications of new transparency statutes that require companies to make public disclosures as to their efforts to address certain human rights-related risks in connection with...more

Dechert LLP

Reminder: Modern Slavery Statement Deadline

Dechert LLP on

A gentle reminder for all those with a turnover above £36 million and doing business in the UK. ...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Human Rights and Global Supply Chains

Fashion retailers need to be vigilant to prevent human rights abuses in their supply chains whilst complying with their legal obligations. The UK’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights is investigating human...more

Perkins Coie

Don’t Let Forced Labor and Bribery in Your Supply Chain Spoil the Holidays

Perkins Coie on

The holiday retail season is an ideal time to check that forced labor and bribery—two top and interconnected supply-chain threats—do not undermine the success of your critical sales period. Not long ago, many in the...more

31 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide