Due Diligence

Due Diligence refers to the process of conducting research and taking appropriate steps to prevent or mitigate harm, particularly in business or financial transactions. In the context of human trafficking, due diligence might involve investigating supply chains to identify and prevent the use of forced labor, or conducting background checks on employees or contractors to prevent trafficking-related activities.

Why the global community must pay attention to China killing prisoners to harvest their organs
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Why the global community must pay attention to China killing prisoners to harvest their organs

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Organ transplantation is a life-saving therapy for millions of patients and one of the greatest successes of modern medicine. However, a limited supply of donor organs, paired with a massive demand for transplants, has fuelled the global organ trafficking industry that exploits poor, underprivileged and persecuted members of society as a source of organs to…

How compliance can help prevent human trafficking | Article – Compliance Week
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How compliance can help prevent human trafficking | Article – Compliance Week

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The International Compliance Association (ICA) is a professional membership and awarding body. ICA is the leading global provider of professional, certificated qualifications in anti-money laundering; governance, risk, and compliance; and financial crime prevention. ICA members are recognized globally for their commitment to best compliance practice and an enhanced professional reputation. To find out more, visit…

China’s putting its prisoners of conscience to use — execute them, force organ transplant
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China’s putting its prisoners of conscience to use — execute them, force organ transplant

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China’s using incarcerated prisoners of conscience as organ donors for transplants for patients. It’s the only country to do it on an industrial-scale level.

Killing prisoners for transplants: Forced organ harvesting in China
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Killing prisoners for transplants: Forced organ harvesting in China

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Organ transplantation is a life-saving therapy for millions of patients and one of the greatest successes of modern medicine. However, a limited supply of donor organs, paired with a massive demand for transplants, has fueled the global organ trafficking industry which exploits poor, underprivileged and persecuted members of society as a source of organs to…

Historic new Uyghur forced labour law in the USA: other countries must not become dumping grounds for Uyghur forced labour products
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Historic new Uyghur forced labour law in the USA: other countries must not become dumping grounds for Uyghur forced labour products

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21 June 2022 Business and Human Rights Manager, Chloe Cranston, explains the impact of a new US law on Uyghur forced labour in global supply chains. Image by Olena Yakobchuk, via Shutterstock. Today, 21 June 2022, a historic new law will come into effect in the United States, which takes sweeping measures to address corporate…

FTS and Partners Urge G7 to Take Action Against Forced Labor in Supply Chains
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FTS and Partners Urge G7 to Take Action Against Forced Labor in Supply Chains

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On June 13, 2022, Free the Slaves joined 20 civil society organizations, survivors, and academics in urging the G7 to adopt new measures in ensuring forced labor is eradicated from the global supply chain. The leaders of these prosperous countries have the resources and collective voice necessary to enact concrete steps that would protect those…

Law preventing all imports from Uyghur region comes into effect
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Law preventing all imports from Uyghur region comes into effect

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A story in Sustainable Brands reviews the impact of the law and how corporations will be required to provide transparency regarding their supply chains. The role of corporations and the lack of due diligence In a conversation with Sustainable Brands, Joanna Ewart-James, Executive Director of Freedom United, noted: “Companies are responsible for ensuring that the…

Is British science aiding and abetting the Chinese human organ trade? From the Telegraph
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Is British science aiding and abetting the Chinese human organ trade? From the Telegraph

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Between March 2005 and September 2006 Annie Yang was tortured for up to 20 hours a day in a labour camp outside Beijing for her devotion to Falun Gong spiritualism. The abuse was relentless. But every few weeks something strange would happen. She and her fellow captives would be herded onto a prison bus with…

FIFA must compensate workers behind the 2022 World Cup
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FIFA must compensate workers behind the 2022 World Cup

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Labor trafficking is a type of human trafficking that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Maybe it will get a spotlight for a brief moment? Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Football Supporters Europe, and the Building and Wood Workers’ International union, among other U.K. human rights organizations, are calling on FIFA to implement a reparations…