Mark Preston Mark Preston

When “No Steps Taken” Is Still Legal

Under the Modern Slavery Act, companies must say what they have done to address forced labour in their supply chains. The catch is that a company can comply by saying it has done nothing at all. For children working in the artisanal mining communities of the DRC, that is not enough.

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Mark Preston Mark Preston

DRC Ebola Outbreak

What the recent Ebola outbreak in the DRC means for children supported by the Freedom and Justice Partnership

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Mark Preston Mark Preston

Beneath the Arena

I stood inside the Colosseum last week and tried to see it clearly. Nearly fifteen million people visited it last year. Almost none of them pause to consider who built it. The parallel with modern supply chains is not exact. But the pattern is disturbingly familiar.

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Mark Preston Mark Preston

Different Roads, Same Destination

A new report exploring the strategic relationship between China, cobalt, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and what it means for power, industry, and justice in one of the world’s most contested supply chains.

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Mark Preston Mark Preston

Hell on Rare Earth

Hell on rare earth. The horrors of deadly child labour sitting beneath the digital and green revolutions.

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