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‘Modern Slavery’

Journal of International Criminal Justice, 2016
Although distinct legal definitions exist, rhetoric concerning slavery and enslavement is consistently intertwined with human trafficking. These concepts, along with many other exploitative practices are often collectively labelled: ‘modern slavery’ or some variation thereof.
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Transparency in Supply Chains (TISC): Assessing and Improving the Quality of Modern Slavery Statements

Journal of Business Ethics, 2022
Transparency lies at the heart of most modern slavery reporting legislation, but while publication of statements is mandatory, conformance with content guidance is voluntary, such that overall, corporate responses have been poor.
Bruce Pinnington, Amy V. Benstead, J. Meehan   +2 more
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MODERN SLAVERY: A MAQASIDI APPROACH TOWARDS EMANCIPATION

Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law
On the issue of slavery, contemporary Islamic scholars tend to be abolitionists, asserting that Islamic law may not have explicitly prohibited enslavement but aspires to gradually emancipate slaves. Meanwhile, the current international law discourse has
Fajri Matahati Muhammadin, Muhammad Raihdan Sjahputra   +1 more
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The UK’s Modern Slavery Legislation: An Early Assessment of Progress

Social Inclusion, 2017
In 2015, the Westminster UK government introduced a Modern Slavery Act described by its proponents as ‘world-leading’. This description was challenged at the time both inside and outside the UK.
Gary Craig
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A vulnerability approach to irregular migration and modern slavery in Australia

Australian Journal of Human Rights, 2023
It is widely recognised that migrants and irregular migrants are at risk of modern slavery and slavery-like practices worldwide. As migrants and irregular migrants make their way across state borders, or reach their destination countries, they have been ...
Jamal Barnes, M. Naser, J. Aston
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Human Trafficking: Fighting the Illicit Economy with the Legitimate Economy

Social Inclusion, 2015
Since the beginning of research on human trafficking, there has been attention paid to the challenges surrounding the illicit economy. In creating new strategies and initiatives on combatting human trafficking, there needs to be more discussion ...
Louise Shelley, Christina Bain
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Examining the relationship between CEO power and modern slavery disclosures: The moderating role of board gender diversity in UK companies

Business Strategy and the Environment
Drawing on agency and gender socialisation theories, this study examines the effect of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) power on corporate modern slavery disclosures (MSD) and investigates whether board gender diversity might influence this relationship ...
Amir Allam, Tantawy Moussa, Mahmoud Elmarzouky   +2 more
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Modern slavery in supply chains: a systematic literature review

International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2022
Modern slavery is a complex and challenging phenomenon that may hinder the sustainable development of the global supply chain. However, there is no existing academic review on modern slavery in supply chains.
Chen Han, Fu Jia, Mengqi Jiang, Lujie Chen   +3 more
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Modern slavery is no game, yet sensitive gamification could be game changing in providing education to identify and safeguard victims in the healthcare setting

Future Healthcare Journal
Introduction: Anyone can be a victim of modern slavery and approximately one in eight NHS professionals during their career will encounter victims of modern slavery.1 Though The Modern Slavery Act 2015 reconsolidated criminalisation of modern slavery ...
Emily Appadurai
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When Victims of Modern Slavery Became Offenders: The Unravelling of the UK’s Modern Slavery Agenda

Journal of Human Trafficking
While victims of trafficking who commit crimes have a defense in law in England and Wales, this has not been without controversy in the courts and is increasingly threatened in practice as British government ministers heap suspicion on those formally ...
David Gadd, Rosemary Broad
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