Modern Slavery in Supply Chains Tracker
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July 2026
Supply Chain & Logistics
Confirmed incidents of forced labour, modern slavery, and child labour in corporate supply chains, structured each month from government investigations, NGO reports, judicial proceedings, and investigative press. Each record includes the brand or company implicated, the supply chain tier and geography, the nature of the violation (forced labour, debt bondage, child labour, unsafe conditions), the reporting authority or NGO, and the disclosure date. Each record also includes a description of the specific incident.
Incident of forced labour, modern slavery, or child labour confirmed in a corporate supply chain
ESG analysts and responsible investment teams use it for supply chain controversy screening at portfolio companies. Corporate sustainability and procurement teams at large brands use it to identify third-party supplier risk before it becomes public. Compliance officers preparing Modern Slavery Act statements use it to benchmark peer company disclosures and identify sector-level risks. Journalists and advocacy organisations investigating corporate supply chain practices use it as a structured source of confirmed incidents.
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<table class="catchall-table"><thead><tr><th style="min-width:40px">#</th><th style="min-width:280px">Event</th><th style="min-width:160px">Supply Chain Tier</th><th style="min-width:160px">Affected Workers</th><th style="min-width:160px">Source Of Confirmation</th><th style="min-width:160px">Labour Violation Type</th><th style="min-width:160px">Remedial Action</th><th style="min-width:160px">Subject Company</th><th style="min-width:160px">Incident Date</th><th style="min-width:160px">Location</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="min-width:40px">1</td><td style="min-width:280px">Boohoo Faces New Legal Claims Over Leicester Supply Chain Conditions</td><td style="min-width:160px">supplier factories</td><td style="min-width:160px">1</td><td style="min-width:160px">independent review led by Alison Levitt KC</td><td style="min-width:160px">modern slavery</td><td style="min-width:160px">Boohoo strongly contests the investors' allegations and intends to defend the claim.</td><td style="min-width:160px">Boohoo Group</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-01</td><td style="min-width:160px">Leicester, United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">2</td><td style="min-width:280px">Fatal forced labour accident at HL Mando Pyeongtaek factory in July 2026</td><td style="min-width:160px">partner company worker</td><td style="min-width:160px">1</td><td style="min-width:160px">Ministry of Employment and Labor and the police</td><td style="min-width:160px">forced labour</td><td style="min-width:160px">cooperate sincerely with the investigation of relevant organizations and do its best to support the bereaved families, create a safe working environment, and prepare measures to prevent recurrence</td><td style="min-width:160px">HL Mando</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-22</td><td style="min-width:160px">Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">3</td><td style="min-width:280px">Forced labour exploitation and fatal accident of agricultural workers in Tunisia</td><td style="min-width:160px">agricultural workers</td><td style="min-width:160px">2</td><td style="min-width:160px">The General Union of Agriculture</td><td style="min-width:160px">forced labour</td><td style="min-width:160px">calling for taking effective measures to guarantee their rights to safe transportation, health coverage, social security and legal wages, and advocating for the enactment of joint sectoral agreements</td><td style="min-width:160px">The General Union of Agriculture announced in a statement today, Friday, July 17, that a female agricultural worker died today as a result of her injuries in the "death truck" accident that occurred in Mazouna in Sidi Bouzid on June 12</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-17</td><td style="min-width:160px">Mazouna, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">4</td><td style="min-width:280px">South African Clothing Factories Face Crisis Over Sweatshop Conditions and Immigrant Worker Exodus</td><td style="min-width:160px">CMT factories (suppliers)</td><td style="min-width:160px">0</td><td style="min-width:160px">Department of Employment and Labour, Department of Home Affairs, SAPS, Parliament's employment and labour portfolio committee, National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry</td><td style="min-width:160px">forced labour</td><td style="min-width:160px">Retailers withdrew work from Newcastle factories</td><td style="min-width:160px">Pepkor, Pick 'n Pay, and Mr. Price</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-01</td><td style="min-width:160px">Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Madadeni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa</td></tr><tr><td style="min-width:40px">5</td><td style="min-width:280px">Child abuse at Capgemini's outsourced creche in Bengaluru</td><td style="min-width:160px">third-party service provider</td><td style="min-width:160px">1</td><td style="min-width:160px">Police investigation</td><td style="min-width:160px">child labour</td><td style="min-width:160px">Provide support to affected families, including access to a helpline facility, dedicated counselling through our Employee Assistance Program.</td><td style="min-width:160px">Capgemini</td><td style="min-width:160px">2026-07-07</td><td style="min-width:160px">Bengaluru</td></tr><tr class="catchall-blurred"><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td></tr><tr class="catchall-blurred"><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td></tr><tr class="catchall-blurred"><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td><td>████████████</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>How is this different from the ESG Controversy Monitor?</h3><p>The ESG Controversy Monitor covers a broad range of corporate ESG controversy events including governance and environmental incidents. This tracker focuses exclusively on forced labour, modern slavery, and child labour in supply chains — a specific regulatory and reputational risk category with its own legislative framework (UK Modern Slavery Act, Australian Modern Slavery Act, US Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act).</p><h3>Are Tier 1 suppliers only covered, or does this go deeper into supply chains?</h3><p>Coverage reflects what is publicly reported. Most confirmed incidents involve Tier 1 or Tier 2 suppliers; deeper supply chain exposures are included where an investigation has confirmed the link to a named brand.</p><h3>Does this include US CBP Withhold Release Orders?</h3><p>Yes. US Customs and Border Protection Withhold Release Orders (WROs) and Findings are included as confirmed forced labour incidents linked to specific suppliers and product categories.</p><h3>What is the refresh rate of this dataset?</h3><p>This dataset is refreshed monthly using <a href="https://www.newscatcherapi.com/web-search-api">CatchAll</a>, NewsCatcher's recall-first web search API. You can run your own version of this dataset and update it as frequently as every one hour.</p>