Data-Informed Policy: Labor Trafficking in International Supply Chains

• Activity Number: 59 - Data-Driven Ethics as Statistical Practice
• Type: Topic Contributed
• Date/Time: Sunday, August 7, 2022 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
• Sponsor: Conference on Statistical Practice Steering Committee
• Author(s): Sarah Warner*
• Companies: HHS Office of Trafficking in Persons
• Keywords: Supply Chain; Ethical Practice; Labor Trafficking; Policy Analysis

Abstract

A discussion on the challenges of addressing labor trafficking in supply chains from the perspective of industry, emerging policy, and international law. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical supply chains in sample cases will be explored as an example, along with a discussion of challenges to reporting and accountability, remedies and responses from industry and government, and continuing needs to increase visibility and awareness of this issue.