task force- basu and ghosh jsis 495 b winter 2015
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Task Force Instructors:Dr. Sutapa Basu
Bratati Ghosh
Task Force Evaluator:Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Bev Emery of the Department of Commerce
Task Force Members:Ana Alice Block- Lead Coordinator
Emma Vielbig- Coordinator/Lead PosterHelena Koval- EditorAmela Zukic- Editor
Kate BurnsAlison Forsyth
Margaret MontgomeryRocío NureñaZara PollackSarah Priddy
Westley RachkoAkhmed Shukurov
Irene SituLissan TibebeSydney Victor
Mengwei Cindy Zhang
From International Supply Chains to Local Consumption: Eliminating Labor Trafficking
from all Companies in Washington State
International Studies Program
Task Force
2015The Issue: • Companies all over the world are profiting from the use of trafficked
labor in the goods and services they provide to the consumer market.
The Goal:• Through an investigation of labor trafficking in Washington State
businesses, our Task Force aims to provide policy suggestions that would monitor companies as well as spread public awareness and consumer consciousness of the issue.
. Policy Recommendations:• Develop an anti-labor
trafficking code of conduct for Washington State companies.
• Create a penalty and rewards system.
• Extend state-wide hotline for victims of trafficking and trafficking whistleblowers.
• Create a collaborative advisory board to evaluate and enforce fair labor practices.
• Mandate labor trafficking in the Washington State high school curriculum.
Nearly 21 Million People Trafficked Globally
$150 Billion (USD) in Profits from Forced Labor Annually