Using Risk Assessments and Contract Clauses to Manage Modern Slavery Supply-Chain Risk

Well-intentioned companies often want to ensure that their supply chains are free of modern slavery and related human rights issues, but establishing supply-chain transparency, let alone conducting meaningful due diligence on their highest-risk suppliers, can be a major hurdle for multinational companies. In a guest article, William Semins and Travis Gery of K&L Gates explain how familiar anti-corruption tools – risk assessments and contract provisions – can be used to help companies develop an anti-modern slavery compliance initiative strategically. See “The Global Modern Slavery Landscape: Standard Practice for Maintaining Compliance” (May 29, 2019).

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