Many U.K. fishers are employed through an immigration “loophole” that allows them to be subjected to forced labor and restricted access to medical care.

The BCMEA introduced a revised proposal aimed at resolving skilled trade shortages while also addressing ILWU Canada’s hope to expand its jurisdiction over regular terminal maintenance workers.

Eurocontrol described recent protests as a “pre-warning” in a statement and said it was engaging in dialogue with the Union Syndicale Bruxelles to end the possible industrial action.

Until recently, most companies simply haven’t been interested in offering deep supply chain transparency. Now, they are beginning to realize the urgent need to do so.

Yellen said the U.S. is not looking to completely separate the world’s two biggest economies because that would destabilize the global economy and be “virtually impossible to undertake.”

Between January 2021 and December 2022, 102 allegations of abuse were linked to Chinese companies’ overseas investments in the transition minerals sector

While it represents an important step toward combating forced labor and protecting human rights, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act has the side effect of increasing day-to-day complexity for importers.

Retailers are finding it increasingly difficult to find the staffing support they need.

Successfully scaling staff up and down requires careful planning, agility, and leveraging technology.

Weeks of talks between UPS and Teamsters fell apart early on the morning of July 5 after stretching through the July 4 holiday.