Supply chain risk analysis finds a ‘surge in imports of risky goods of over 50 per cent in the last 10 years’
Canadians might be unwittingly contributing to a pandemic-related rise in child labour worldwide by buying more imports produced by children, a report from an international aid charity is warning.
A supply chain risk analysis found a “surge in imports of risky goods of over 50 per cent in the last 10 years,” including a 71-per-cent increase in electronics, a 67-per-cent rise in clothing and more than an 800-per-cent jump in imports of protective rubber gloves. The pandemic meant many children had been pushed to quit school and earn a wage if their parents fell ill or if family businesses failed, or they couldn’t get their goods to market. Mr. Messenger said the rise in child labour was exacerbated by conflicts and climate change.
Her bill – known as the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act – would make medium-sized and large Canadian companies scrutinize their supply chains with the aim of protecting workers. They would have to publish annual reports on their efforts, as well as report to the federal government.
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