New framework maps forced labour risks

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Study by global expert Adrian Zenz could help fashion brands assess state coercion risks across cotton and wider textile supply chains

WASHINGTON DC — A new framework from forced labour researcher Adrian Zenz could give apparel companies and regulators a more systematic way to identify state-imposed forced labour in complex supply chains.

Published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Human Trafficking, the study separates the means by which states compel work from their objectives for doing so.

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