See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil? Barriers to modern slavery risk management in supply chains: an empirical investigation
本文通过22场半结构化访谈，识别了供应链中现代奴隶制风险管理的宏观、供应链和组织层面的障碍，包括术语差异、全球法律缺失和补救框架不足，对学者和从业者均有参考价值。
This paper seeks to identify the barriers that prohibit the detection, prevention and remedying of modern slavery incidents in supply chains. A conceptual model is developed that draws on literature on supply chain risk management and barriers to modern slavery. 22 semi-structured stakeholder interviews were conducted to examine common challenges. We distinguish between barriers at different levels – macro, supply chain and organisational – and before and after a modern slavery incident happens – pre-incident and post-incident phases. New barriers emerged in the pre-incident phase, including disparities in terminology, a lack of global law, and limited power in the supply chain; and in the post-incident phase, a lack of remediation frameworks emerged. Modern slavery is notoriously difficult to research as companies fear exposure, and we make a novel contribution by collecting primary data from 22 stakeholders engaged in the management of modern slavery.