After a decade of engagement, the Uzbek government is starting to take steps to end the use of systemic forced labor in its cotton sector. Check out the Roadmap of Reforms for what needs to happen next.
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RSN will release its Mining the Disclosures (MtD) 2019 report near the end of October, which will continue to provide an inside look at how companies are addressing abuses that impact Congolese children and adults.
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For the fourth time in eight years, the House of Representatives introduced the Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act, or H.R.7089.
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This month is national slavery & human trafficking prevention month, so it’s a great time to update you on Responsible Sourcing Network’s (RSN’s) activities.
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Patricia and I learned a lot during the Feasibility Assessment. Here are just a few highlights, which I will go into more detail on below
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In 2010, Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act spurred action across industries for more transparency in supply chains containing tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold (commonly referred as 3TG).
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In 2011, RSN released its first iteration of the Uzbek Cotton Pledge, asking brands to sign and commit to not sourcing cotton produced with forced child labor for the manufacturing of any of their products. Today more than 280 brands and retailers have signed the pledge.
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Last month, Uzbekistan departed from the company of North Korea, South Sudan, and Turkmenistan in their human trafficking rankings when the U.S. Department of State released its 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP), which provides a tool for foreign governments to address modern slavery.
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