Investors coax companies: own up to slavery

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Investors coax companies: own up to slavery

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November 1, 2018 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - A child works at balloon factory in Keranigange as he work from 8 am until 5 pm earn 10$ per week. More than 1.2 million children under the age 14 are working in this type’s small factory, according to latest National Child Lanour report on child labour. (Credit Image: © MD Mehedi Hasan/ZUMA Wire) | MD Mehedi Hasan/Zuma Press/PA Images

A new drive is being launched by investors in London today to persuade companies to root out modern slavery in their supply chains. The quest will be hard in two ways: firms will risk bad publicity if they find slavery; and investors are unlikely to make money out of the work.

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