- Tuesday, April 30, 2024
By: Radhakrishna N S
British companies’ efforts to tackle modern slavery remain “wholly inadequate” three years after the country introduced some of the world’s toughest legislation on the issue, a study published on Monday (20) found. Britain’s 2015 Modern Slavery Act requires businesses whose turnover exceeds $48 million to produce an annual statement outlining actions they have taken to combat slavery in their supply chains. The study by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC), a monitoring group, found that while most of the FTSE 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange complied, their statements were vague and lacked detail. “The…
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