Sian Lea

Business & Human Rights Manager @Anti_Slavery. Interested in human rights, international law and yoga. Tweets are my own.

[Global Justice Now @GlobalJusticeUK]

NO TO CORPORATE COURTS! Our activists took to Westminster Bridge today to protest the inclusion of corporate courts in the UK-Colombia investment deal 🇨🇴💪

[Anti-Slavery International @Anti_Slavery]

📢🌍 We support the demand for simplified and adequately resourced direct access to the #LossAndDamage Fund.

This is an essential element to prevent further human rights violations in the context of #ClimateChange, like the risks of modern slavery.

Read: https://t.co/tnH04tyJaH

[Anti-Slavery International @Anti_Slavery]

Help us hold businesses accountable‼️

A few months back, Baroness Young of Hornsey introduced a groundbreaking Private Member’s Bill in the House of Lords which would make UK businesses accountable for selling goods made with #ForcedLabour

📧Email a Peer:https://t.co/wDMaG6lamR

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

📢 "We cannot afford to miss out on the ripple effect of the #CSDDD in the Global South" 📢

Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability @UccaUg urges EU States to adopt the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: https://t.co/6veqy5B82f

[European Coalition for Corporate Justice @ECCJorg]

The #CSDDD is at a make-or-break moment.

But this EU milestone in holding corporations accountable is also a target of #FakeNews🚨

Let's debunk the myths & set the record straight ahead of the @EUCouncil's agreement🧵

[Business and Human Rights Centre @BHRCmedia]

Over 20% of apparel & footwear companies scored a paltry 5/100 or less in our latest @KnowTheChain benchmark on forced labour.

This is especially concerning given prolonged scrutiny of the garment industry's #HumanRights record. Explore company scores 👉 https://t.co/nT6D9pdUKO

[Anti-Slavery International @Anti_Slavery]

1/ ⚖️🎉A BIG DAY FOR WORKERS WORLDWIDE: Historic landmark due diligence legislation agreed in the #EU

Once it comes into force, the legislation will mandate companies to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence🌎

https://t.co/MC9ryJO9hQ

[European Coalition for Corporate Justice @ECCJorg]

🚀Exciting news
We're thrilled to announce the launch of https://t.co/7saxme8Ep5, a powerful platform created by ECCJ, @publiceye_ch, @CorpJusticeUK, @AboveGroundNGO & @theICAR

What is it? https://t.co/bHqtjVBauT

[DeSmog @DeSmog]

Did you hear about the shocking findings by the Outlaw Project about China’s use of forced Uyghur labor to supply UK seafood industry?

Let's unpack @MicHerrmann's article here 👇

https://t.co/PtIf3Wgl2d

[ARC - also @arc-au.bsky.social @AcctResearchCtr]

Roundtable next Friday 1 December in London @SOAS: how can transnational organizing & human rights due diligence laws strengthen worker movements? Join @Judy_Gearhart, Natalie Swan @BHRRC, @SianLea @Anti_Slavery, moderated by @nomhossain. Register: https://t.co/sPZcTYIgMQ

[Anti-Slavery International @Anti_Slavery]

1/🚨Evidence linking Uyghur #ForcedLabour to UK Supermarkets @deSmog

The Outlaw Ocean Project exposes shocking findings: UK supermarkets, including Tesco and Sainsbury’s, may be sourcing seafood linked to Uyghur forced labour https://t.co/COVL9GKfE7

#ForcedLabour #HumanRights

[Naomi Hossain @nomhossain]

Join me and @Judy_Gearhart, Natalie Swan @BHRRC @SianLea @Anti_Slavery @SOASDevelopment for a roundtable discussion about whether new human rights due diligence laws can strengthen worker movements in global value chains. This should be really interesting.

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

Being unemployed is a lifestyle choice.

[Emily Darlington MP @emily4MK]

5 years ago Milton Keynes was dubbed ‘tent city’ by the media. Today, no one needs to sleep rough on our streets. How did we do it? A thread by the Cabinet Member responsible 👇

[Anti-Slavery International @Anti_Slavery]

1/6.🔍The recent BBC Panorama investigation into Boohoo's operations sheds light on ongoing alleged abuses and exploitation within the UK garment sector.

The investigation revealed harassment, low pay, insecure jobs, and forced/excessive overtime. https://t.co/nEed3tNrYT

[Ruwan Subasinghe @RuwanSubasinghe]

Great blog by @GAVClaw.

Dyson wins jurisdictional challenge on forum non conveniens grounds in forced labour case.

Precisely why we want #BindingTreaty to include obligation on States to stop FNC (and institute forum necessitatis). #BizHumanRights

https://t.co/ehfnvx2qNX

[Emiliano Mellino @Mellino]

Over the past year we've uncovered how the UK's seasonal worker visa is riddled with exploitation.

Today we can reveal that the Home Office knew workers were being mistreated, failed to investigate & then tried to stop the allegations from coming to light
https://t.co/TsFgbVW1rd

[Rocío Domingo Ramos @RocioDomingoR]

📣We’re starting our event on addressing state imposed forced labour in #Turkmenistan and the #UyghurRegion: the role of the EU and the Forced Labour Regulation.

Join us online following this link:

https://t.co/dFfFYhZmIn

[Corporate Justice Coalition @CorpJusticeUK]

🧵 on the failure of social auditing

UK companies with overseas operations use social auditing to aid their compliance with labour standards but auditors say that this system is failing workers.

#BizHumanRights

https://t.co/ljdeuRjEqy