Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

“Civil society and victims’ rights groups are finding new ways to hold accountable not only the perpetrators, but the beneficiaries of [forced labor], increasingly targeting supply chains, . . .” With that 2015 statement, Human Rights First observed the legal doctrines being developed to impose lead firm, i.e., parent or contractor, liability for forced labor. That change has since materialized, creating new risks for lead firms.