Addressing forced labor in supply chains in California

Transportation plays a key role in combating human trafficking and California is monumental understanding this role. This paper presents one element of research undertaken for United States Department the transportation through survey multi-disciplinary anti-trafficking practitioners followed by semi-structured interview. focuses on forced labor supply chain management. It general knowledge issues globally, intersection with transportation, efforts to combat chains, experts’ suggestions how address labor. The study also supplements expert input violation accessibility analysis. Experts state that order underlying reason labor, which economic incentives, should be understood first shift demand reduction. urge pricing studies, mapping technology understand vulnerabilities, hot spots, legal operating price detect anomalies chain. Second, experts suggest awareness responsibility all levels achieving transparency chains. Reexamination Transparency Supply Chains Act enforcement other policies was commonly suggested. Monitors, public private partnership recommended ensuring sustainability capacity Labor transit analysis supports focusing farm workers garment industry potential solutions some vulnerabilities.