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Survival at the expense of the weakest? Managing modern slavery risks in supply chains during COVID-19

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  • Alexander Trautrims
  • Martin C. Schleper
  • M. Selim Cakir
  • Stefan Gold

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This paper reflects on the implications of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on modern slavery risks in supply chains. We first reason that the global supply and demand shock resulting from COVID-19 exacerbates workers’ vulnerability to modern slavery. Then, we discuss challenges firms face to detect, prevent, and mitigate increasing modern slavery risks in supply chains during COVID-19. We conclude our paper by arguing that proactive, value-oriented, and long-term supply chain management approaches increase firms’ resilience to cope with highly volatile and extreme events, such as COVID 19.

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  • Alexander Trautrims & Martin C. Schleper & M. Selim Cakir & Stefan Gold, 2020. "Survival at the expense of the weakest? Managing modern slavery risks in supply chains during COVID-19," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(7-8), pages 1067-1072, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:23:y:2020:i:7-8:p:1067-1072
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2020.1772347
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