Hitachi and Canon not doing enough to tackle forced labour, says new report

Tech companies are vulnerable to modern slavery in their supply chains. A new benchmarking report says many must do more to address it

Some of the world's largest ICT companies including Hitachi, Canon and Samsung must step up their efforts to address the risk of forced labour in global supply chains, according to a new report.

KnowTheChain, a US supply chain accountability initiative, benchmarked 20 global ICT companies on their efforts to ensure there is no forced labour, a form of modern slavery, from their supply chain. The average score for companies scrutinised on a number of areas including auditing processes, recruitment practices and worker rights was 39 out of a possible 100.