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2 results foundAuthor: Tenti, Valentina Title: Framing Mafia Infiltration in the Public Construction Industry in Italy Summary: The aim of this study is to outline the Italian mafia organizations, namely Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra, and to frame the phenomenon of mafia infiltration in the public construction industry in Italy. In particular, the main objectives of the report are: 1. to single out specificities of the southern Italian mafia phenomenon and to provide a description of the three traditional Italian organized crime groups; 2. to illustrate patterns of mafia infiltration in the public construction industry in Italy. Details: Quebec: Commission d’enquête sur l’octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l’industrie de la construction, 2012. 103p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 31, 2015 at: https://www.ceic.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/Fichiers_client/centre_documentaire/Piece_7P-119.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Italy URL: https://www.ceic.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/Fichiers_client/centre_documentaire/Piece_7P-119.pdf Shelf Number: 103 Keywords: Construction IndustryMafia Organized Crime |
Author: Crates, Emma Title: Building a Fairer System: Tackling Modern Slavery in Construction Supply Chains Summary: The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is calling for greater industry collaboration to eradicate unfair labour practices. Clients and tier one organisations need to take greater responsibility for their supply chains. Priority should be given to tackling illegal recruitment fees, according to a new report Building a fairer system: tackling modern slavery in construction supply chains, launched today (Wednesday 13 July). The report, produced in consultation with a number of businesses and NGOs, including Amnesty International, Verite, Engineers Against Poverty and the Institute for Human Rights and Business, examines the root causes of slavery, and sets out priority actions for moving the industry towards greater transparency. Slavery remains a problem hidden in many sectors. The International Labour Organization estimates that there are 21 million people in forced labour around the world, generating profits in the private economy of $150 billion. Interpol estimates that only 5 to 10 per cent of cases are ever reported. With its fragmented supply chains, opaque procurement processes and high demand for migrant labour, the construction sector faces a unique set of challenges in tackling human rights abuses. It is a priority area for the UK's first Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Kevin Hyland OBE, who writes a foreword for the report. Building a fairer system examines how workers from developing countries become tricked or coerced into paying illegal and extortionate recruitment fees, and, once in debt, become vulnerable to exploitation in their place of work. Abuses range from forced or bonded labour, late payment, unsanitary living conditions, unfair deductions from wages, withheld passports and loss of freedom of movement, lack of representation, violence, intimidation and physical abuse. The report also examines how faults in the procurement process allow exploitative practices to remain hidden in building materials supply chains. It includes a series of case studies and recommendations from organisations that are working to shift cultural practices and norms: How ethical recruitment firm FSI Worldwide‘s integrated cross-border operations are eradicating illegal recruitment fees The steps that CH2M has taken to implement a new global worker welfare policy Hewlett Packard’s move to direct labour Qatar Rail’s worker welfare strategy Marshalls’ ten-year initiative to protect vulnerable children and migrant workers in stone quarrying communities Bechtel’s "bottom up" approach to tackle exploitation in metal mining. Details: Bracknell, UK:Chartered Institute of Building, 2016. 31p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 10, 2016 at: https://policy.ciob.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CIOB_Modern_Day_Slavery_WEB.pdf Year: 2016 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://policy.ciob.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CIOB_Modern_Day_Slavery_WEB.pdf Shelf Number: 146971 Keywords: Construction IndustryIllegal PracticesLabor PracticesMigrant WorkersModern SlaverySupply Chains |