Early last month, news broke that Boohoo and the East Leicester garment industry are the subject of two petitions filed earlier this year by Liberty Shared, a Hong Kong-based anti-modern slavery NGO. Liberty Shared has a successful track record of pursuing import bans on goods tainted by forced labour into U.S. markets. Here’s how Section 307 of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930 (Act) could prove to be an effective tool in the global fight against modern slavery.

Modern slavery continues to be a problem both globally and in the UK. Persistent and coordinated political efforts are needed to end and prevent it once and for all.

We already know fashion has a huge footprint and can have extremely negative impacts on the environment, but the story of fashion and modern slavery is only just beginning. As Clare Press reports…