C-243Government of Canada
An Act respecting the elimination of the use of forced labour and child labour in supply chains
Requires Canadian companies with operations or supply chains abroad to report annually on what they are doing to identify and eliminate forced labour and child labour. Predecessor to the 2023 Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (S-211), which passed.
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Would require Canadian companies to report each year on what they are doing to root out forced labour and child labour in their supply chains. It was an early version of the supply-chain transparency law that finally passed in 2023 as S-211. A private member's bill.
Issues this bill touches
- Foreign Policy & Defence
Forced and child labour in supply chains (precursor to S-211).
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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