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Teaching Supply Chain Managers How to Fight Slavery

by Maurice Middleberg | Aug 4, 2016 | Advocacy, FTS Model for Freedom, Slavery-Free Commerce, Students Ending Slavery, Thought Leadership

They typically work in nondescript cubicles in corporate office parks — and they usually aren’t aware that their desks can become the newest front line in the growing global battle against modern slavery. They are the supply chain officers for American companies. And...

Court Ruling May Help Companies Keep Slavery a Secret

by Maurice Middleberg | Aug 25, 2015 | Advocacy, Congo, Slavery-Free Commerce, Take Action

Your right to know if corporations are enslaving people to make products you buy is under threat. A court ruling last week might allow companies to conceal the suffering and slavery that we see every day in our front-line field programs.Here’s what has happened: A...

European Parliament Passes Tough New Rule to Ban “Conflict Minerals”

by Terry FitzPatrick | May 21, 2015 | Advocacy, Congo, Slavery in the News, Slavery-Free Commerce

European companies may soon have to ensure that their products do not contain so-called “conflict minerals” that are often mined by slaves. The European Parliament “made history” yesterday, according to a statement by Amnesty International and Global Witness, by...

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