Essays about: "Modern Slavery Act 2015"

Found 4 essays containing the words Modern Slavery Act 2015.

  1. 1. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
    Keywords : UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

    Abstract : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. READ MORE

  3. 2. Brexit: A step back in Britain’s fight against human trafficking? : A comparative content analysis of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the EU Directive 2011/36

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Malin Swartling; [2021]
    Keywords : Brexit; National Referral Mechanism; Modern Slavery Act 2015; Human Trafficking; Migration; Prostitution; Feminist jurisprudence; Dominance theory; Mackinnon; Liberal feminism; Equal treatment theory; Nussbaum; EU Directive 2011 36;

    Abstract : Human trafficking has become an international issue of significant importance; it is the largest and most profitable organised crime after drugs and arms trafficking. Particular concern has recently been raised due to the Brexit potential ramifications on Human trafficking. READ MORE

  4. 3. MODERN SLAVERY ACT (2015): A CRITICAL INSIGHT INTO THE UK’S FIGHT AGAINST SLAVERY & HUMAN TRAFFICKING FROM THE VICTIM’S PERSPECTIVE, A LITERATURE REVIEW

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Muntasir Islam; [2019]
    Keywords : Human rights; Modern slavery act 2015 ; NRM; Trafickking; UK; Victim;

    Abstract : Modern Slavery is a complex type of crime. It may take many forms starting from the forced labor, servitude, sexual exploitation, organ harvesting, slavery, to trafficking and others. READ MORE

  5. 4. Slavery: part of history or present problem? - A bachelor thesis regarding the issues of contemporary slavery, with a special interest in how contemporary slavery is dealt with in the UK.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Amanda Persson; [2015]
    Keywords : rättshistoria; public international law; folkrätt; EU-rätt; EU law; modernt slaveri; nutida slaveri; samtida slaveri.; modern slavery; contemporary slavery; legal history; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis deals with the existence and the issues of contemporary slavery. Contemporary slavery is a term that includes the types of slavery that are present in modern society. READ MORE