OECD’s report on Labour Exploitation and Illicit Trade exposes how forced labour and counterfeit goods fuel a hidden global FC network, generating huge illicit profits through opaque supply chains

The report highlights evidence of a robust statistical association between the scale of illicit trade in counterfeit goods—which is a massive global market valued at hundreds of billions of dollars—and the prevalence of labour abuses, including forced and exploitive work conditions in production and supply chains. It argues that integrated policy responses are needed that combine trade enforcement, labour protection and responsible business conduct to address the structural conditions that enable both illicit trade and labour exploitation…