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Cindy Berman

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Head of Modern Slavery Strategy
Organisation
ETI

Blog posts from this author

A guest blog from Cindy Berman: Who pays for our surgical instruments?

22 June 2020
80% of the surgical instruments the NHS imports come from Sialkot, Pakistan. But a new report highlights how international buying practices have driven a race to the bottom on labour standards, and are fuelling child labour.

An ethical Christmas reading list

20 December 2019
Cindy Berman, our wonderful Head of Modern Slavery, leaves us today for pastures new. In 6 years, she's contributed to a series of amazing resources and outputs which even the biggest Christmas stocking would struggle to accommodate ...

International Migrants Day: ETI launches new report on human rights due diligence in Malaysia's manufacturing sector

18 December 2019
Cindy Berman, ETI's Head of Modern Slavery, reflects on the statistics and the stories of the world's migrant workers

Lessons on government action and what more is needed

17 October 2019
On UK Anti Slavery Day, Cindy Berman, Head of Modern Slavery at ETI, flags up insights on government actions and 5 steps they can take today

Transparency drives better information and corporate accountability

17 October 2019
Audits are not the answer when it comes to tackling modern slavery, because it lurks in the dark parts of the supply chains that audits can’t reach. Cindy Berman, ETI’s Head of Modern Slavery, urges companies to make a genuine commitment to transparency

Workers as agents of change

17 October 2019
Modern slavery is a complex problem. There are no simple solutions. But we can learn some important lessons from studying what works and what doesn’t

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