Forced Labour
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Canada a ‘dumping ground’ for products made by forced labour, Ottawa promises crackdownSeamus O'Regan Jr. made the announcement to mark the United Nations annual World Day Against Child Labour, meant to raise awareness about forced labour practices.CanadaJun 13, 2023
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World’s 20 richest countries fuelling ‘modern slavery,’ report saysThe countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery at the end of 2021 were North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, it said.WorldMay 25, 2023
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UN finds 50 million people lived in ‘modern slavery’ in 2021The report said such figures marked an increase of 10 million people living in modern slavery since the last such report was published in 2017, based on figures a year earlier.WorldSep 12, 2022
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Canadian MPs back bill requiring companies to crack down on forced labourThe labour minister ensured government backing for the private member's bill that would make firms and government departments scrutinize supply chains.CanadaJun 1, 2022
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RCMP officer arrested in connection with labour trafficking investigation in GeorginaIn a press release Tuesday, York Regional Police said the investigation began in 2022 after a victim came forward and filed a report.CrimeMay 10, 2022
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Vendors who sold billions in goods to Canada lacked child labour policies: reportIn January, Ottawa announced new measures to address human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China, including an approach to defend the rights of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.CanadaOct 28, 2021
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Canada probing forced labour allegations in Malaysian palm oil, rubber glove industriesMalaysian firms, which includes some of the world's biggest palm oil and rubber glove producers, have faced increasing scrutiny in recent years over reports of labour abuses.CanadaMay 28, 2021
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‘We gave our sweat and blood’: Palm oil workers cite child labour, slavery and rapeAn AP investigation found an invisible workforce consisting of millions of laborers, many of them enduring various forms of exploitation, with the most serious abuses including child labor, outright slavery and allegations of rape.WorldSep 24, 2020
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Chinese Uighurs worked in supply chains for dozens of companies, including Bombardier: reportThousands of Uighurs were sent to work in factories across China -- “under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour.”ConsumerMar 3, 2020
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China denies allegations of forced labour after note found in Christmas cardTesco suspended the Chinese supplier of the Christmas cards on Sunday and said it had launched an investigation.WorldDec 23, 2019
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