Slavery Footprint is a
survey that asks and responds to the question, “How Many Slaves Work For You?”. Users input data about their
consumer spending
Consumer spending is the total money spent on final goods and services by individuals and households.
There are two components of consumer spending: induced consumption (which is affected by the level of income) and autonomous consumption (which ...
habits, then the survey calculates the user's participation in
modern-day slavery
Contemporary slavery, also sometimes known as modern slavery or neo-slavery, refers to institutional slavery that continues to exist in the 21st century. Estimates of the number of enslaved people range from around 38 million to 49.6 million, d ...
as quantified by their consumption of items created by
forced labor
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, or violence, including death or other forms of ...
and
child labor
Child labour is the exploitation of children through any form of work that interferes with their ability to attend regular school, or is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful. Such exploitation is prohibited by legislation w ...
.
The creators of Slavery Footprint researched the
supply chains
A supply chain is a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished products and distribute them to end consumers or end customers, while supply chain management deals with the flow of goods in distr ...
of 400 consumer products to determine the likely number of slaves it takes to make each of those products.
[{{cite web , url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/slavery-footprint-forced-labor-app-calculator/ , title=What is Your Slave Labor Footprint? Find Out with This App , date=7 March 2016 ] The purpose of the survey is to increase awareness of forced labor and child labor and engage the public in taking steps toward addressing the use of forced labor, by encouraging users to advocate with strategic actions in the marketplace.
External links
*http://slaveryfootprint.org
References
Organizations that combat human trafficking