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How Hospitality Harbours Modern Slavery

May 11, 20220 comments

When the public imagines slavery, a majority might picture men and women being kept as property through the threat of violence. As undeniably evocative as these images are though, modern […]

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7 Prisoners: The Movie

May 11, 20220 comments

Now and then a good movie comes along that really provides an insight into a particular social issue or topic. A few examples of this include: Platoon, which for me […]

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“If They Don’t Like Their Job, Why Don’t They Just Leave?” The Reality of Modern Slavery

May 11, 20220 comments

When speaking about modern slavery in Asia, we have often been asked: This question highlights one of the most common misconceptions around modern slavery and forced labour in supply chains, […]

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Cryptocurrency & Modern Slavery

May 11, 20220 comments

Human trafficking, also often referred to as modern slavery, is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving of persons by means of threat, fraud or use of force […]

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Social Compliance: It’s Crucial to Business Success

May 10, 20220 comments

At the Mekong Club, we focus on modern slavery, which falls under the broader umbrella of ‘social compliance’. By definition, social compliance focuses on the policies, procedures and practices that […]

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Alliances Against the Finance of Slavery

May 10, 20220 comments

Financial service providers are data fortresses, adhering to strict data-sharing laws that can hinder the sharing of information even between country-offices within one organisation, let alone between two separate institutions. [&…

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Modern Slavery Today: Roles & Responsibilities in Supply Chains

May 10, 20220 comments

Ensuring that operations are free from modern slavery is a core area of focus for manufacturing and retail companies, which often have expansive global supply chains and many internal departments […]

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Unseen Modern Slavery in the Hospitality Industry

May 10, 20220 comments

Anyone in the hospitality industry will be able to tell you that, in order to provide the best experience for customers, much of the work that goes into running a […]

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Mapping Modern Slavery Risk

May 10, 20220 comments

Modern slavery impacts every country and virtually every industry in the world today. Over 50 million victims span our global supply chains, from cotton harvesting to fishing, garment manufacturing to […]

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We Spoke to NGOs About the Private Sector & Modern Slavery. This is What They Said

May 9, 20220 comments

During the COVID-19 crisis, the Mekong Club reached out to community-based organisations (CBOs) and non-government organisations (NGOs) across Asia to better understand what was happening with workers on the ground. […]

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How Hospitality Harbours Modern Slavery

7 Prisoners: The Movie

“If They Don’t Like Their Job, Why Don’t They Just Leave?” The Reality of Modern Slavery

Cryptocurrency & Modern Slavery

Social Compliance: It’s Crucial to Business Success

Alliances Against the Finance of Slavery

Modern Slavery Today: Roles & Responsibilities in Supply Chains

Unseen Modern Slavery in the Hospitality Industry

Mapping Modern Slavery Risk

We Spoke to NGOs About the Private Sector & Modern Slavery. This is What They Said

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