Australian civil society combating modern slavery with ethical consumerism

为了打击供应链中现代奴役的严重问题，政府依靠消费者和投资者来追究企业的责任。然而，人们对民间社会在赋予公民履行这一职能的能力方面所起的关键作用知之甚少。在这个世界上第一个反奴隶制倡导网络的研究中，这个项目旨在调查公民社会如何动员道德消费主义来对抗奴隶制。这个项目期望产生关于公民社会如何与国家合作以解决道德消费主义的复杂问题的新知识。预期的结果包括将成功的战略纳入政策和宣传，为建设澳大利亚消除现代奴隶制的能力提供重大好处。

To combat the grave problem of modern slavery in supply chains, governments rely on consumers and investors to hold corporations accountable. Yet little is known about the critical role civil society plays in empowering citizens to serve this function. In this world-first study of an anti-slavery advocacy network, this project aims to investigate how civil society can mobilise ethical consumerism to combat slavery. This project expects to generate new knowledge on how civil society can work with the state to address complex issues with ethical consumerism. Expected outcomes include the integration of successful strategies into policy and advocacy, to provide significant benefits in building Australia’s capacity to eradicate modern slavery.