Modern Slavery and Supply Chain Transparency
Modern Slavery and Supply Chain Transparency
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现代奴隶制和供应链透明度
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2020
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S. New
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现代奴隶制的祸害导致各国立法要求公司参与特定形式的供应链透明度。然而，人们普遍认为，这些监管举措本身是对这一严重挑战的无力回应。本章认为，对这些举措的评估取决于对现代奴隶制本身的解释：极端形式的劳动剥削是一个无可指责的制度的畸变，还是当代全球资本主义运作的内在特征？如果是后者，则可能需要新型的透明度，而不仅仅是公司报告其政策和努力。本章介绍了审讯透明度作为一种机制，公民社会行为者（包括消费者，活动家和研究人员）可以发展与强大的公司问责对话的想法。为了说明这些观点，本章考察了食品巨头雀巢公司内部出现的透明度模式。
The scourge of modern slavery has led to legislation in various countries requiring firms to engage in a particular form of supply chain transparency. However, these regulatory initiatives have been widely perceived to be, by themselves, a weak response to such a serious challenge. This chapter argues that assessment of these initiatives hinges on the interpretation of modern slavery itself: Are extreme forms of labor exploitation aberrations of an otherwise blameless system, or are they intrinsic to the functioning of contemporary global capitalism? If the latter, then new types of transparency might be needed that go beyond firms reporting on their policies and efforts. The chapter introduces the idea of interrogational transparency as a mechanism by which civil society actors (including consumers, activists, and researchers) can develop accountability dialogues with powerful corporations. To illustrate these points, the chapter examines emergent patterns of transparency within the food giant Nestlé.