Fighting Modern Slavery in Practice, Step by Step

Forced labor is a daily horror for nearly 30 million people. Project teams can’t directly end these atrocities, but working together, the building industry can demand change. Here’s how.By Gioia ConnellIt’s been just over a year since the United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO) published its latest report on Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. Forced labor worldwide has continued to increase: the latest estimate of the number of people enduring coercive work conditions is 28 million, including 3.3 million children.And the construction industry, including the building material sup...

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