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POLITICAL SCIENCE SPEAKERS SERIES FALL 2024
Dr. Marlea Clarke, Political Science, UVic
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 2:30-4 pm COR B108
“Lululemon Athletica Inc. and Modern Slavery Laws: Is compliance enough to address labour exploitation?”

With the adoption of the new Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (2023), Canada has joined California, the United Kingdom and Australia in introducing laws to address forced labour in supply chains. These laws introduce new reporting requirements for companies: they require companies to publish annual reports explaining what steps have been taken to address and prevent forced labour. One of the underlying assumptions of these laws is that reporting requirements put pressure on companies to address forced labour in their global supply chains by making corporate practices visible to consumers, employees, stakeholders, and the broader public.

Using Lululemon as a case study and drawing on recently completed primary research, this talk explores the relationship between new modern slavery laws, and corporate policies and practices aimed at tackling extreme exploitation in global supply chains. The talk will identify the strengths and limitations of modern slavery laws and concludes by arguing for data that will measure labour outcomes, not just data that reports on policies and actions taken to address exploitation.

CONGRATS TO LYNN NG!

Congratulations to recently completed PhD student, Lynn Ng, on the publication of a book review of Wombs of Empire (Sujin Lee, 2023) that has just been published in the International Feminist Journal of Politics. Dr. Lee was on Lynn’s committee and is a faculty member in Pacific and Asian Studies at UVic. The book review is available at:

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