The Pakistan Cotton Supply Chain Mapping Report: Labor Rights Traceability in Context
The aim of this report, The Pakistan Cotton Supply Chain Mapping Report: Labor Rights Traceability in Context, is to help stakeholders identify and reduce child labor, forced labor and other exploitative practices in global cotton supply chains through traceability in coordination with other due diligence approaches. The goal is not to simply declare there is no child or forced labor in the supply chain; rather, it is to help demonstrate compliance through a trustworthy process with valid and reliable data. Where it is not possible to show no child or forced labor, it is important to identify where and why it is occurring and implement rigorous efforts to reduce and help eliminate those and other exploitative practices. By doing so, Pakistan’s suppliers will gain a competitive advantage over non-compliant suppliers and brands and regulators will receive the assurance they are requiring.
