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How Canadian companies can use tech to identify forced labour

03 November 2023

Canadian companies will soon be legally obligated to annually report on efforts to prevent and remediate forced and child labour in their supply chains.

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While Canada enjoys strong protections against labour exploitation, the reality is that forced labour could have been used to produce many泭everyday items. Canada has taken a significant step in addressing this problem through the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act.

Technologies like DNA tracking can be used to trace the origins of raw materials while integrating sensors, cameras and other cloud technology can enable real-time monitoring of working conditions, however technology is only part of the solution.

Read the full article co-written by UCs Professor in Operations Management and Sustainability; Associate Dean Research at UC Business School, Dr Pavel Castka on泭.

Disclosure statement

Cory Searcy receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Grant Michelson and Pavel Castka do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


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