Research on Indicators of Forced Labor
From 2008 through 2011, ILAB contracted Verité to carry out research on the presence of indicators of forced labor in the production of ten goods in seven countries: shrimp in Bangladesh; Brazil-nuts, cattle, corn, and peanuts in Bolivia; sugar in the Dominican Republic; coffee in Guatemala; rubber in Liberia; fish in Indonesia; and tuna in the Philippines. The purpose of the research was to increase understanding about the nature of forced labor in the supply chains of a broad spectrum of goods in various countries around the world, in part by identifying the presence of indicators of forced labor and factors that increase workers’ vulnerability to labor exploitation.
