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American Meat Packers Don’t Have Answers for Lack of Distancing

July 28, 2020

As part of an investigation into the spread of coronavirus at U.S. meat plants, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker released responses from major producers that defended their operations during the pandemic.

'Virtually Entire' Fashion Industry Complicit in Forced Labor

July 24, 2020

SupplyChainBrain

Many of the world’s biggest fashion brands and retailers are complicit in the forced labour and human rights violations being perpetrated on millions of Uighur people in China, according to a coalition of human rights groups.

The Economics of Sustainability in a Post-Pandemic World

July 22, 2020

Graham Deane, SCB Contributor

Here are three segments of your business to reconsider.

U.K. Modern Slavery Numbers May Be 10 Times Higher Than Estimate

July 14, 2020

Bloomberg

More than 100,000 people may be working in slavery-type conditions in the U.K., about 10 times more than previous official estimates, and the global pandemic is set to make it worse.

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Watch: Monitoring Employee Health as Businesses Reopen

July 13, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Dr. Jonathan Spero, an expert on pandemic preparedness and CEO of InHouse Physicians, offers tips to businesses on how to ensure that returning employees are free from the COVID-19 virus.

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Watch: The Legal Implications of COVID-19 in the Workplace

July 10, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

David Barron, a labor and employment attorney with the law firm of Cozen O'Connor, lays out the legal issues for employers that might arise from employees contracting COVID-19 in the workplace.

Japan Is Figuring Out How to Deliver Goods Untouched by Humans

July 8, 2020

Bloomberg

Getting products from one place to another with as little human contact as possible is becoming an imperative for businesses as retailers, warehouses and transport providers adapt to the pandemic.

Adidas, Lacoste Pledge to Cut Forced Labor From Supply Chain

July 7, 2020

Helen Atkinson, SCB Contributor

The companies have agreed to “cease all activity with suppliers and subcontractors” following a global campaign pressuring brands to end ties with factories connected to forced labor.

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How Thermal Screening Can Help Detect COVID-19 in the Workplace

July 2, 2020

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

As the coronavirus pandemic subsides — whenever that might be — businesses will be figuring out how to reopen in a manner that’s safe for employees as well as for customers. One valuable tool is thermal screening technology.