Modern-day slavery in supply chains | Dan Viederman | TEDxBerkeley

What is the price of cheap labor? Dan Viederman explores how inexpensive items can have a huge price.
As CEO of Verité, Dan Viederman has worked closely with NGOs, governments, investors, and the biggest multinational brands in the world to improve working conditions and eliminate human rights violations across geographies and business sectors. For the impact that Verité has had on the millions of workers around the world, Viederman was the winner of a 2007 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and was named 2011 Social Entrepreneur of the Year in the United States by the Geneva, Switzerland-based Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Dan has managed NGOs in developing countries since 1993 and worked with internationally-recognized institutions such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Catholic Relief Services. He has lived extensively in Asia and speaks Chinese. Dan is a graduate of Yale University, the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, and Nanjing Teacher’s University.
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[@DianaTkb]

Amazing speech. Thank you so much for helping workers getting back their rights. I liked the "this is not a business problem, hut a moral one." Exactly.

[@sloppyjonuts9162]

Most I made at a factory was like 23.75 hour. Union. Terrible job

[@jaidenarias5912]

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[@Leggoeggo101]

human trafficking and slavery... more people need to know about this. the bigger problem i see is many people are ignorant of this, not that they dont care.

[@anniesue4456]

i agree it is ignorance ..... we see these documentaries but I never see who benefits? Who is the employer are they indigenous and they take product to market and big corporations buy it????? Supply chains can hideworking conditions????

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[@OwenAlekos-mh7yw]

Logic of the day and night of the business/ corporation/ oligarchy of "modern slavery" brand. The night work is like freedom and common sense and the day work is like a roleplaying game about losing and people don't know how you succeed or else they would make you lose. Modern doesn't need to be written and the S is all that is needed for the slavery word / brand. Entropia and 18 or 19. Regarding the alphabet and each 25 year business global period of investment work.

[@iirekm]

The solution with making illegal any upfront fees from future employees is unfortunately not complete. Separate issue is covering visas, plane tickets and accommodation - those typically also have to be paid upfront, still leading to enormous debt. Very few people from poorest countries can afford regular bank credit for 15% APR or less.

[@wghost1]

The idea is to never pay enough in order to keep people in need and it works along perfectly with credit depths that is what modern slavery is all about .

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[@sweetlove8855]

This is true. I experience I hired abroad as a sale lady in middle east the agency said that I have to pay the fee so they can process the visa. So I borrow and pay.. After I landed in uae my company said that I have to give my passport to them.

[@diariesbyhelenv]

the least they could do was to pay that money for at least that person they put in the report

[@khrsauersauer3041]

And they must also imprison and fine anyone who is caught with slaves of any kind. That will send a message in their wallets that it is not worth it. Money talks.

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[@mmendi1114]

eye opening

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[@iirekm]

Jesus wouldn't send spam like you do!!!