Human Trafficking Bridges Pro Bono, Billable Divide at Law Firm

Having an ethical supply chain is becoming “more of a hot-button issue” for companies and it’s a growing practice area for law firms, attorneys who work in this field told Bloomberg Law.

July 30 is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. There were more than 40 million victims of forced labor worldwide in 2016 and 152 million children were subject to child labor.

Companies could be facing a greater risk of being held accountable for human trafficking and forced labor in their supply chains as more countries are passing legislation to combat modern slavery and awareness of the issue ...