Agradecida con @BankofAmerica y todo su equipo por haber trabajado juntos para crear este documento destinado a sobrevivientes de trata humana y esclavitud moderna en su camino a restituir su independencia financiera #fastinitiative#financeagainstslavery
FOURTH: Finance freedom
The development sector has collective leverage to shape how capital markets address #modernslavery risks, by
•increasing liquidity to keep people afloat
•rescuing the threatened global microfinance industry
•increasing digital financial inclusion...
THIRD: Supply freedom.
This means encouraging #ResponsibleBusinessConduct in GVCs, prioritizing value-chains where COVID-19 has most severely reduced economic agency.
Companies should protect people as effective economic agents, for the long-term health of the whole economy.
Today is a reminder, a painful one, that democracy is fragile. To preserve it requires people of good will, leaders with the courage to stand up, who are devoted not to pursuit of power and personal interest at any cost, but to the common good.
Like #climatechange, slavery is a market failure. It's a failure to price in the full social costs of business.
We'll only #endslavery if firms relying on coercion to reduce labour costs pay more for capital than firms that don't.
🙌🏼 to these investors for their leadership.
As Juan Guaidó speaks about the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis and the crimes against humanity perpetrated by Maduro, I reaffirm my commitment to stand with the Venezuelan people.
A Biden-Harris administration will always champion democracy and human rights around the world.
Acaba de morir una de las Juezas más importantes de la Corte Suprema, la extraordinaria RuthGinsberg. 45 días antes de las elecciones los trumpistas van a tratar de nombrar un juez que vaya en contra de lo q ella siempre defendió: los derechos de la mujer. Enorme tristeza .
Oliver is staying busy while he's home! The 18-month-old from Needham loved doing his chores and helping his mom around the house. Adorable 💙 | Here's how you can help children deal with staying home during the pandemic. https://t.co/KC8KpII9YO #boston25
How do we get from 40.3 million people in slavery to 0 by the end of 2030? (SDG 8.7)
That requires reducing the number of people enslaved by 1 person every 8.6 seconds for 10 years.
Unthinkable?
I argue not in this 4 min chat with @edielush@hubculture#WEF20 in Davos.