Breaking the Chains - how Fair Trade can help end modern slavery
By Georgy Sides | Blog, News |
According to Minderoo Foundation senior research analyst Elly Williams "many overseas textile and garment sectors are still rife with exploitative practises and brands are failing to address the problematic and risky nature of their supply chains."
“There’s been evidence of modern slavery in silk cocoon cultivation in Uzbekistan, there is forced child labour in rubber plantations in Myanmar and forced labour in the cotton industry still occurs.”
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