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    Ending unethical recruitment fees: what’s holding back progress?

    Neill Wilkins | 13 February 2025

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    Seafarers and Illegal Recruitment Fees: 2024 Insights

    26 September 2024

    News
    Research finds almost a third of seafarers have been asked to pay illegal recruitment fees

    26 September 2024

    Explainer
    What are employment and recruitment agencies?

    Carmen Pedraza | Neill Wilkins

    Commentary
    Recruitment fees are holding back sustainable development - how can this practice be stopped?

    Rakesh Ranjan | 20 October 2023

    Briefing
    Seafarers and Recruitment Fees 2023

    18 April 2023

    Explainer
    What are recruitment fees?
    Briefing
    Recruitment Fees

    4 May 2018

    Commentary
    Realising Ethical Recruitment by Remediating Worker-Paid Recruitment Fees

    Nikhil Eapen | 20 November 2017

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    VOICES Podcast

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    The UK Modern Slavery Act - 10 years on where are we now?

    26 March 2025

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     How can European Chambers of Commerce support effective human rights due diligence?

    20 March 2025

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    How can companies respect human rights while pursuing profits?

    Michael Posner | John Morrison | Deborah Sagoe | 4 March 2025

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    Global challenges in 2025 - what do they mean for responsible business?

    Haley St. Dennis | Salil Tripathi | Francesca Fairbairn | John Morrison | Deborah Sagoe | 5 February 2025

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    Could a Fair Work Agency help enforce worker rights in the UK?

    Neill Wilkins | Joanne Young | Deborah Sagoe | 8 January 2025

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    40 years later: what are the lessons from the Bhopal gas disaster?

    Tahira Sultan | Usha Ramanathan | Salil Tripathi | Deborah Sagoe | 17 December 2024

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    Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) - what are they and why do they matter?

    Yuri Ramkissoon | Haley St. Dennis | Deborah Sagoe | 13 November 2024

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    Real-world examples of just transitions - what can we learn?

    Leonardo Sakamoto | Haley St. Dennis | Deborah Sagoe | 23 October 2024

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    Turning soft law into hard law - what are the implications of the EU CSDDD?

    Heidi Hautala | John Morrison | Deborah Sagoe | 3 October 2024

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    What does the recent ruling against Chiquita mean for human rights?

    Marco Simons | Vicky Bowman | Salil Tripathi | Deborah Sagoe | 13 August 2024

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    Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment 2025

    Bangkok, Thailand 20 May 2025

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    Understanding the Costs of Green Conflict

    Clifford Chance LLP, Canary Wharf, London 31 Mar 2025

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    Davos 2025: Mapping Solutions for: Ending Forced Labour

    22 January 2025