In 2021, as many as 50 million people are living in modern slavery, of which 28 million are in forced labour (Global Slavery Index 2023). It is evident that governments, companies, and civil society must do more to end all forms of modern slavery. Forced labour is an elusive human rights abuse as abusers are highly motivated to avoid detection, and victims of forced labour are unfortunately under threat of penalties to keep mum. To manage the risks of forced labour, the private sector and governments have worked with labour compliance auditors, NGOs, human…
