Forced Labour in UK Law
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Can Forced-Labour Goods Trigger UK Money Laundering Violations?
A court recently found that UK authorities did not fetter their discretion by not investigating general cotton imports potentially produced by the forced labour of Uyghur people in China. By Stuart...
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Can Forced-Labour Goods Trigger UK Money Laundering Violations?
A court recently found that UK authorities did not fetter their discretion by not investigating general cotton imports potentially produced by the forced labour of Uyghur people in China. By Stuart...
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Forced Labour and Human Trafficking: NewObligation to Publish Annual Statement
A new obligation has been introduced requiring large commercial organisations operating in the United Kingdom to publish a “slavery and human trafficking statement” at the end of each financial year.
- Products Of Forced Labour: Actions For Businesses Selling Into (And From) The EU
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UK Alert: New Obligation to Publish Annual Statement on Forced Labour and Human Trafficking
A new obligation has been introduced requiring large commercial organisations operating in the United Kingdom to publish a “slavery and human trafficking statement” at the end of each financial yea...
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UK Government Announces New Measures to Combat Forced Labour and Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
On 12 January 2021, UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, announced a package of measures intended to ensure that British organisations in the public and private sector are not complicit in – or prof...
- Business And Human Rights: NGOs Set Out Key Considerations For EU Import Controls To Tackle Forced Labour
- Business And Human Rights: NGOs Set Out Key Considerations For EU Import Controls To Tackle Forced Labour
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The Modern Slavery Act 2015: Effects on the Property Industry one year on
Modern Slavery is broadly a term covering slavery, forced labour, servitude and human trafficking. It has been described as “the great human rights issue of our time” by Theresa May. The Modern Sla......Modern Slavery is broadly a term covering slavery, forced labour, servitude and human trafficking. It has been described as “the ......
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UK Government Moves to Strengthen and Expand Measures for Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains
Following recent US regulations aimed at addressing forced labour issues in China, the UK government has published a series of proposed amendments to strengthen and expand the transparency in suppl......Following recent US regulations aimed at addressing forced labour issues in China, the UK government has published a series of ......
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