$8 billion a year: How can we stop buying goods linked to modern slavery?

It’s never been easier to find a good deal online. But when you’re Christmas shopping this year, some deals might seem too good to be true.

But that’s because they’re coming with a hidden cost.

A new report from World Vision claims that a staggering $8 billion of imports to Aotearoa every year are linked to modern slavery.

Everything from shoes and clothing to furniture and electronics could be made by people working in dire conditions and paid next to nothing.

So what can consumers do to ensure they aren’t contributing to this trade? And has the Government put safeguards in place to force Kiwi companies to question their supply chains?

Today on The Front Page, Rebekah Armstrong, head of advocacy and justice at World Vision, takes us into the dark world of modern slavery.

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