Focus on Supply Chains

Our goods are often produced far from where they are bought, successively changing hands along complex and opaque supply chains. Many supply chains are marred by forced and child labor, with documented abuses...

The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) has supported a variety of programs to address human trafficking in supply chains. During the past year, grantees have helped expand knowledge and understanding of the complex nature of supply chains, identified harmful labor recruitment practices, and implemented strategies to prevent trafficking and empower workers. The following examples highlight some of these efforts.

http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/fs/2015/245177.htm