Consumers Create the ‘Demand’ in Modern Slavery ‘Supply’ Chains
To date, efforts to tackle modern slavery have predominantly focused on factories, farming, production, human trafficking, and in some cases, retailers. The focus of this gaze has largely rendered the consumer, like the slaves in these supply chains, as invisible. Yet, consumers are a critical stakeholder in the perpetuation and eradication of modern slavery globally. Why? Because consumers are at the very pointy end of the supply chain—they create the ‘demand’ for which modern slaves are used to ‘supply’.