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Private Kenyan Employment Agencies Learn About Promoting Ethical Recruitment in Qatar

Africa, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Middle East, Migrant Workers, Recruitment, Verité

In an unprecedented step toward protecting Kenyan migrant workers in Qatar, this past December, seven Kenyan licensed Private Employment Agencies (PEAs) participated in a visit to Doha to learn about ethical recruitment and worker welfare initiatives in Qatar, a key...

2018: The Year in Review

Africa, Agriculture, Apparel, Asia, Child Labor, China, Compensation and Hours, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Human Rights, Japan, Labor Supply Chains, Manufacturing, Migrant Workers, Southeast Asia, Sub Saharan Africa, Technology, Verité, Worker Empowerment

In 2018, we conducted ground-breaking research, amplified our impact, and engaged with multinational brands to help eliminate labor and human rights abuses in global supply chains. Explore a selection of our achievements in assessments, consulting, policy, research, and training below.

Verité’s at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Financial Sector, Food and Beverage, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Human Rights, Labor Supply Chains, Manufacturing, Recruitment, Verité

During the last week of November, more than 2,000 people met in Geneva for the largest annual gathering on business and human rights. For years, Verité has actively participated in this busy week of learning and sharing, along with participants from government, business, civil society, law firms, investor organizations, trade unions, academia and the media, among others. Shawn MacDonald, CEO of Verité, and Elizabeth Garland, Senior Director of Verité’s Raw Materials Program, attended the forum this year and shared Verité’s work in a range of meetings and venues.

Working Our Vision

Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Child Labor, Compensation and Hours, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Labor Supply Chains, Manufacturing, Migrant Workers, Recruitment, Verité

A core element of Verité’s mission is to engage substantively with a full range of entities, organizations, and institutions, sharing insights and information to strengthen labor compliance internationally. Verité employees regularly participate in conferences, panels and roundtables, contributing to work on policy, developing new programs, and educating on labor rights abuses. This article presents a selection of events some of our employees have attended over the past six months.

42 Items Added to DOL List of Goods Produced by Child Labor

Agriculture, Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, Labor Supply Chains, Verité

In September, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released two new reports on child labor and forced labor around the world: the eighth edition of the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor and the 17th annual edition of the Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.

“These reports represent one of the Department of Labor’s key contributions to the global effort to protect workers in the United States and around the world by defending the rights of all people to live free of child labor, forced labor, human trafficking, and modern slavery,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta.