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Slavery in Your Shopping Cart? New Website Helps You Know!

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on October 21, 2013

Most Americans inadvertently finance trafficking and slavery through the products we buy every day – from cocoa and coffee to cars, computers, carpets, cell phones and clothing. A new website, launched today, helps consumers, investors, policymakers and companies learn what major corporations are doing about it.

The KnowTheChain website evaluates 500 manufacturing and retail corporations that are required to disclose if they are addressing slavery in their product supply chains. The companies must post this information on their own read more >

California leads the way with new law on corporate slavery disclosures

Posted by Anne Keehn on January 3, 2012

The beginning of a new year always generates news stories about new laws taking effect. But this year, the list of new laws brings abolitionists something to cheer about. The California Supply Chain Transparency Act now requires all retailers and manufacturers doing business in California and grossing over $100 million globally, to disclose what they are doing to ensure that slavery does not exist in their supply chains.

The law passed the Democratic-controlled California legislature read more >

Interactive Website Sheds Light on Slavery in Global Supply Chains

Posted by Anne Keehn on February 1, 2011

Last October, Free the Slaves’ UK partner Anti-Slavery International (ASI) launched an interactive website that helps consumers get a global snapshot of slave labor in product supply chains. ProductsofSlavery.org shows you which products and industries have been found to use slave labor—and where in the world this occurs. The interactive map is based on data compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor in a 2009 report.

Founded in 1839, ASI is the oldest read more >

Rep. Maloney to Introduce Federal Law Against Supply Chain Slavery

Posted by Anne Keehn on October 26, 2010

Representative Carolyn Maloney (D–New York) announced last week that she will introduce a federal bill modeled on the California Supply Chain Transparency Act (SB 657), recently signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger. SB 657 requires all businesses that trade in California and gross over $100 million globally, to reveal what they are doing to eradicate slavery in their supply chains.

In a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to other members of Congress, Maloney said this proposed bill, titled Slavery Prevention read more >

Yes! Magazine Takes on Slavery in California’s Supply Chain

Posted by Anne Keehn on October 21, 2010

Friend of Free the Slaves, journalist Christa Hillstrom (who is also the founder and editor of Human Goods, a magazine-style blog on modern day slavery) has just published an article on supply chain slavery. She focuses on the recent passage of California’s SB 675, otherwise known as the California Supply Chain Transparency Act, which requires California businesses to disclose what they are doing to eradicate slavery in their supply chains.

Read Free the Slaves’ response read more >

‘We Can Hold Companies Accountable With Our Wallets’: FTS Responds to Cal Anti-Slavery Bill

Posted by Karen Stauss on September 30, 2010

Editor’s note: Karen Stauss is the Director of Programs at Free the Slaves. Here, she responds to the passage of the California Supply Chain Transparency Act (SB 657), signed into law today by Governor Schwarzenegger.

“We commend Governor Schwarzeneggar for signing into law the most rigorous state law requirement of transparency about slavery in companies’ supply chains. Consumers can now make the choice to buy products from companies that are seriously looking into whether the read more >

Victory: Schwarzenegger Signs Anti-Slavery Law!

Posted by Anne Keehn on September 30, 2010

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today that he has signed the California Supply Chain Transparency Act (SB 657).

With our partners at the non-partisan coalition of U.S.-based anti-slavery organizations, Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), Free the Slaves signed a letter urging Schwarzenegger to sign SB 657 into law. Read our statement here (PDF).

The law requires all businesses that sell products in California and gross over $100 million a year globally, to disclose what they are doing to ensure read more >

Investment Firms to Schwarzenegger: Take Slavery Out of Supply Chains

Posted by Anne Keehn on September 21, 2010

The California Supply Chain Transparency Act is just one step away from becoming law. SB 657 recently passed both the California Senate and Assembly, and is now awaiting Governor Schwarzenegger’s signature—or veto. If the governor takes no action, SB 657 will become law by default.

As part of the ATEST coalition of seven U.S. anti-slavery organizations, Free the Slaves signed a letter supporting SB 657. Read our statement here (PDF).

Last week, the corporate world joined the chorus of supporters of read more >

Should Corporations Be Socially Responsible?

Posted by Anne Keehn on September 16, 2010

A Wall Street Journal article questioning the validity of “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) is the subject of a webcast taking place tomorrow. Titled “CSR and the Role of Business Today —A Spirited Discussion”, the webcast will feature thought leaders in the CSR world. It will air online at 10:30 am EST here.

One of the speakers will be the man who inspired the webcast in the first place: Dr. Aneel Karnani, a corporate consultant and professor at the University read more >

Petition Launched in Support of California Supply Chain Transparency Act

Posted by Anne Keehn on August 25, 2010

Change.org and California-based anti-human trafficking organization Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking just launched a petition calling for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign two pieces of legislation that seek to eliminate slavery in California’s supply chain. As part of ATEST, Free the Slaves has officially endorsed one of these bills—SB 657, the California Supply Chain Transparency Act.

From CAST’s statement on Change.org:

Today it is estimated that nearly 12.3 million people—equal to nearly one-third of read more >

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