One possibility is that management is not looking hard enough. Another is "risk-washing"—where companies try to conceal or play down the risks modern slavery poses to their supply chain and ...

Causes of modern-day slavery Modern supply chains are incredibly complex. Even a seemingly simple product such as the Barbie doll has a global supply chain that spans over one hundred countries.

An investigation published this week showed six Brazilian meatpacker firms bought cattle from ranches that used slave labor ... up their supply chains. Brazil’s JBS, one of the world’s ...