Small Sample Analysis of Modern Slavery Statements in Cocoa and Garment Sectors

In advance of fieldwork to examine what impact, if any, the relatively new Transparency in Supply Chain (TISC) requirement is having on working conditions in garment and cocoa sectors supply chains, where there are known issues around exploitation and child labour, a small sample analysis of 40 Modern Slavery Act statements produced in the UK garment and cocoa sectors was undertaken by the University of Liverpool Clothes, Chocolate and Children Project.