Verité’s Due Diligence Training for Government Stakeholders:
Coming soon! Due Diligence Training for US Government Officials: Understanding Forced Labor
COVID-19 Resources:
California Department of Public Health. “COVID-19 Age, Race and Ethnicity Data.” December 9, 2022.
Human Rights Watch. "I Must Work to Eat." Covid-19, Poverty, and Child Labor in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda. May 2021.
United Nations. COVID-19 Position paper: The Impact and Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trafficked and Exploited Persons. June 8, 2020.
Verité. Guiding Principles for Responsible Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic. April 21, 2020.
Verité. COVID-19 and Vulnerability to Human Trafficking for Forced Labor. April 24, 2020.
Better Buying. Guidelines for "Better" Purchasing Practices Amidst the Coronavirus Crisis and Recovery. April 2, 2020.
Pillar Two. Managing Human Rights Risks During and After COVID-19: Resources for Businesses. April 2, 2020.
Accountability Framework Initiative.
Ceres. Engage the Chain. Guidance on Grievance Mechanisms. 2018.
https://engagethechain.org/resources/investor-primer-grievance-mechanisms
U.S. Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
http://www.state.gov/j/tip
https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2018/
U.S. Department of Defense
https://ctip.defense.gov/
U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/crm/htpu.php
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/endtrafficking
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/topic/human-trafficking
http://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign
U.S. Department of Labor Better Trade Tool
http://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/better-trade-tool
USAID
http://www.usaid.gov/trafficking
Executive Order, NDAA, and FAR Text
Executive Order 13627 – Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal Contracts.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/DCPD-201200750/pdf/DCPD-201200750.pdf
Title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act – 2013, Ending Trafficking in Government Contracting.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4310enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr4310enr.pdf
Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.17 Ending Trafficking in Persons.
http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/01/29/2015-01524/federal-acquisition-regulation-ending-trafficking-in-persons
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) “No Fees Initiative”
http://www.iccr.org/no-fees-initiative
Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB)
https://www.ihrb.org/employerpays/
IHRB Employer Pays subsite
https://www.ihrb.org/employerpays/
IHRB Guidance on Implementing the UNGPs for Commodity Traders. 2019.
https://www.ihrb.org/focus-areas/commodities/the-commodity-trading-sector-guidance-on-implementing-the-ungps
International Labour Organization (ILO)
https://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
ILO 181 - Convention concerning Private Employment Agencies Convention.
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_INSTRUMENT_ID:312326
Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour.
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_243391.pdf
Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage (2022)
https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/publications/WCMS_854733/lang--en/index.htm.
Combating Forced Labor: A Handbook for Employers and Business: Good Practice Case Studies.
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/instructionalmaterial/wcms_099629.pdf
General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment. December 2016. http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_536755.pdf
Q&As on Business and Forced Labor.
http://www.ilo.org/empent/areas/business-helpdesk/faqs/WCMS_DOC_ENT_HLP_FL_FAQ_EN/lang--en/index.htm
Know the Chain
https://knowthechain.org
Made in a Free World
https://madeinafreeworld.com/
https://slaveryfootprint.org/
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
http://www.traffickingresourcecenter.org/
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
http://www.oecd.org/corporate/mne/
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf
Rise. Decent Work for All Workers in Seafood Supply Chains.
https://riseseafood.org
Solidarity Center
https://www.solidaritycenter.org/what-we-do/migration-and-human-trafficking/
Verité
http://www.verite.org
http://mylabormatters.com
https://www.verite.org/verites-free-elearning-course-human-trafficking/
