The report, produced by the U.S Department of Labor, is based on a research of a list of goods produced by child labor or forced labor.

The List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor begins with the full 2020 TVPRA List and an analysis of what the sectors and countries/areas on the List tell about child labor and forced labor in the world today. The report then presents the 2020 additions to the List and discuss not only key findings, but also the source materials that are critical to bring these issues into the open. Next, it looks in depth at 2020’s removal from the List, discussing the factors that contributed to the reduction of child labor in this case. The report also points to notable efforts that governments, the private sector, workers’ organizations, civil society, and multilateral organizations are undertaking to eradicate these problems. It mainly recognises the use of both child labor and forced labor for bricks and cotton.ption goes here

This report developed by Human Rights Watch presents apparel industry-wide problems that impact labour and social compliance by factories. It includes key features to effective human rights due diligence on purchasing practices, mainly of companies. It can serve to public buyers when conducting impact assessments on human rights risks when procuring apparel goods. Ensuring that all public procurement integrates mandatory human rights due diligence measures including sourcing and purchasing practices is set within the report’s recommendations.

This report developed by CORE and ICAR reveals that that a third of companies that have supplied uniforms for UK public sector workers, including the armed forces and prison officers, have not reported on what they are doing to tackle slavery in their supply chains. Also it shows that a few contractors supplying uniforms and specialist safety clothing to the UK public sector are transparent about their ethical standards and international suppliers. This report sets recommendations to the government that include improvement of transparency in supply chains, mitigation of risks of labour rights abuses and adherence to international labour standards. It also recommends to create an online database with information about supplier’s human rights practices and to invest in human rights capacity building for public buyers.

Uk Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into Human Rights and Business: Written Evidence Submitted by the International Corporate Accountability Roundtable on Human Rights and UK Public Procurement of Apparel.

The UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights conducted an inquiry on human rights and business. In response to a call for written evidence, ICAR wrote a submission on the topic of human rights and public procurement of apparel in the U.K. The submission highlights the human rights risks in global apparel supply chains, provides examples of human rights abuses linked to government purchasing, and provides recommendations on how the U.K. government can bring its apparel purchasing practices into better alignment with its duty to protect, and with UNGP 6 in particular.

This Policy Notification provides clear measures to ensure that apparel is acquired from suppliers who operate in an ethically and socially responsible manner in Canada. Specifically, these requirements address concerns regarding human and labour rights violations within the federal procurement supply chain. They will serve to establish a minimum level of expected ethical behaviour amongst suppliers for apparel for contracts issued by AP.

This report has been published by India Committee of the Netherlands and draws attention to the deplorable working conditions in the Tamil Nadu mills. It addresses the violations and provides recommendations.

This policy notification provides clear measures to ensure that apparel is acquired from suppliers who operate in an ethically and socially responsible manner. Specifically, these requirements address concerns regarding human and labour rights violations within the federal procurement supply chain. They will serve to establish a minimum level of expected ethical behaviour amongst suppliers for apparel for contracts issued by AP.

Know the Chain. Assessment of how the largest apparel and footwear companies are responding to forced labor in supply chains.

KnowTheChain. Assessment of the efforts of 43 global apparel and footwear companies to address forced labor risks in their supply chains.