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We’re ‘losing the war’ on modern slavery: What business leaders can do - HPE’s John Schultz

2025/5/19
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John Schultz: 作为惠普企业的首席运营官，我认为现代奴隶制是一个日益严峻的问题，它以多种形式存在，包括性交易、童工和债务奴役等，并且常常隐藏在日常生活中。尽管联合国设定了到2030年消除奴隶制的目标，但这个问题仍在加剧，我们在这场战争中正在失败。我认为，解决现代奴隶制问题的关键在于改变策略，利用数据和技术来扭转局面。我们需要更深入地了解供应链，并确保我们的产品不涉及奴隶劳动。同时，我们也需要加强国际合作，共享数据和信息，以便更有效地打击人口贩运者。作为企业领导者，我们有责任确保我们的供应链中不存在强迫劳动，并积极参与到消除现代奴隶制的斗争中来。我坚信，通过共同努力，我们可以战胜现代奴隶制，创造一个更加公正和公平的世界。 John Schultz: 我认为战争、难民和气候变化等多种因素导致现代奴隶制问题日益严重，而剥削他人以获取利润和购买奴隶劳工是现代奴隶制的核心问题。因此，停止购买奴隶劳工产品和服务是解决奴隶制问题的关键。现代奴隶制仍然令人惊讶，因为许多人认为它早已结束，但实际上，现在的奴隶数量比历史上任何时候都多。现代奴隶制的形式多样，不总是像传统奴隶制那样明显，可能涉及性交易、美甲店劳工或因偿还债务而受限制的工厂工人。识别现代奴隶制的线索可能存在，需要人们保持警惕并主动寻找。我们需要公司、非政府组织和政府加强尽职调查，主动寻找现代奴隶制的迹象。 John Schultz: 我认为政府应制定正确的法律，公开透明地报告国内情况，并采取适当行动。非政府组织应加强合作，公司应更深入地关注现代奴隶制问题，并将其作为优先事项。公司需要深入了解供应链，并利用新技术来解决现代奴隶制问题。解决供应链中的现代奴隶制问题需要针对不同地区、商品和环节采取不同的方法，关键是了解端到端的流程。为了确保产品不涉及奴隶劳动，必须追踪整个供应链，从原材料到最终产品。解决现代奴隶制问题不仅是道德责任，也具有经济和商业合理性，对公司至关重要。客户、员工和股东都希望与重视道德和正确行为的公司合作。

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Slavery is not a problem cast to the annals of history. Modern slavery and forced labour are hidden in plain sight, found everywhere from nail salons to pristine factories, impacting 50 million people worldwide. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s John Schultz explains more about this worsening problem and how it impacts economies and communities. He also explains how data and artificial intelligence are being leveraged in new ways to draw insights from sources such as from shipping reports, photos, supply chain data and victim impact statements to tackle this issue in a way that’s never been possible before. He shares the collaborations in place that are broadening data pools and the simple question business leaders must ask to dig deeper into their own firms to make real change possible. This interview was recorded in at the Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland, January 2025. About this episode: HPE: About the World Economic Forum’s Global Data Partnership Against Forced Labour: Photographer Lisa Kristine:  About this podcast:Transcript: Related Podcasts:What most people get wrong about progress: Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker: Understanding the housing affordability crisis - and what’s needed to fix it: Habitat for Humanity CEO: