As scrutiny of global supply chains intensifies, corporations are under increasing pressure to identify and eliminate forced labor to avoid legal and reputational consequences. The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the EU and several U.S. states all require companies to do some level of due diligence reporting on forced labor risks in their supply chain. In the United States, the Tariff Act, trade agreements such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”), and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act affect companies where forced labor issues exist. This panel will discuss the elements of forced labor and human trafficking, the international and domestic legal and regulatory framework governing this area, the various avenues through which anti-trafficking advocates hold companies liable for forced labor in their supply chains, and strategies that companies can employ to meet their legal obligations to detect forced labor while trying to limit their legal exposure.

Speakers:
Mark Eskenazi, Fox Rothschild
Caryl Flannery, Employment Law 
Agnieszka Fryszman, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
Charity Ryerson, Corporate Accountability Lab
Jeffrey Vogt, Solidarity Center (invited)

Please note there is a cost to attend. CLE credits available.