Eradicating contemporary forms of slavery from supply chains 2015, para. 26

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The food processing and packaging industry has been frequently implicated in labour exploitation that can amount to contemporary forms of slavery, particularly in fish and seafood processing in parts of South-East Asia. Reports have been made involving workers enslaved on fishing vessels in the region.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Environment
  • Violence
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  • N.A.
Year
2015
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Other
Paragraph number
26