Harnessing UK Trade and Investment to Address Indo-Pacific Modern Slavery Risks

Location

University of Nottingham, University Park

Date(s)

15 (11:00) - 16/11/2022 (16:00)

Contact

siana.taylor1@nottingham.ac.uk

Registration URL

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harnessing-uk-trade-investment-to-address-indopacific-modern-slavery-risk-tickets-425061328877?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete

Description

Current legal and policy arrangements addressing modern slavery in supply chains include forced labour import bans, labour clauses in trade deals and investment arbitration mechanisms. However, we need to better understand how and if these work to protect people and businesses against risks of modern slavery.

Research led by the University of Nottingham, the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and Anti-Slavery International will produce evidence and analysis of the role of trade and investment in the Indo-Pacific to manage risks of modern slavery.

This research will aim to inform academic debates in economic, international political economy and international trade law by creating a policy research network on ‘Trade and Investment and Modern Slavery.’

This online conference is designed to bring together researchers, policymakers, businesses and civil society to share latest research and to develop policy thinking. It will include representatives from across the board to discuss how trade and investment are linked to modern slavery and what steps can be taken to protect potential victims in the Indo-Pacific. The conference will be designed to lay the groundwork for creating a network of scholars and practitioners to work on these issues after the project is complete.

Speakers include:

Dr Timothy Masiko (University of Nottingham Rights Lab, and Assistant Professor in the School of Law)
Professor Dame Sara Thornton (University of Nottingham Rights Lab)
Professor Todd Landman (University of Nottingham Pro-vice-chancellor and Rights Lab Executive Director)
Dr James Cockayne (Anti-slavery Commissioner for New South Wales)
Professor Facundo Albornoz Crespo (University of Nottingham)
Dr Jason Pandya Wood (University of Nottingham Malaysia)
Jasmine O'Connor (Chief Executive, Anti Slavery International)
Andrew Patrick (UK Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy)
Rosey Hurst (Founder and Managing Director, IMPACTT)
Andy Shen (Government & Multilateral Organisations Lead, Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking)
Serena Grant (Head of Business Engagement, Walk Free)
Catherine Turner (Director of Advocacy and Programmes, Anti Slavery International)Professor Alex Balch (Director of research and senior management board member, Modern Slavery Policy and Evidence Centre)
Eric Choy (Executive Director for Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
Anasuya Syam (Human Rights and Trade Policy Advisor, The Human Trafficking Legal Center)
Kate Turner (Deputy Global Head of Responsible Investment, First Sentier Investors and chair of IAST APAC)
Peter Hugh Smith (Chief Executive, CCLA)
Dr. Katarina Schwarz (Rights Lab Associate Director and Principal Research Fellow in Antislavery Law and Policy, University of Nottingham)

Tuesday 15th November 2022

TIME

SESSION

06:00 (EST)

11:00 (GMT)

19:00 (MYT)

22:00 (AEDT)

Introduction and Welcome

Professor Dame Sara Thornton DBE QPM, Rights Lab Professor of Practice in Modern Slavery Policy, University of Nottingham, and former UK Anti-Slavery Commissioner. Co-Investigator, Harnessing UK Trade and Investment to Address Modern Slavery Risks.

Project Overview

Dr. Timothy Masiko, Assistant Professor in Law, University of Nottingham, and Principal Investigator, Harnessing UK Trade and Investment to Address Modern Slavery Risks.

Project Remarks

Catherine Turner, Director of Advocacy and Programmes, Anti Slavery International Professor Alex Balch, Director of research and senior management board member, Modern Slavery Policy and Evidence Centre, and Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool

Keynote one

Dr. James Cockayne, Anti-slavery Commissioner for New South Wales, and former Rights Lab Professor of Global Politics and Anti-Slavery.

07:30 (EST)

12:30 (GMT)

20:30 (MYT)

23:30 (AEDT)

Trade panel one

Eric Choy, Execute Director for Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Andrew Patrick, UK Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy

Anna Cavazzini, German Member of the European Parliament

08:30 (EST)

13:30 (GMT)

21:30 (MYT)

00:30 (AEDT)

Break

09:00 (EST)

14:00 (GMT)

22:00 (MYT)

01:00 (AEDT)

Keynote two

Professor Todd Landman, Pro Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham, and Rights Lab Executive Director. Co-Investigator, Harnessing UK Trade and Investment to Address Modern Slavery Risks.

Professor Facundo Albornoz Crespo, Rights Lab Professor of Economics, University of Nottingham, and Co-Investigator, Harnessing UK Trade and Investment to Address Modern Slavery Risks.

10:00 (EST)

15:00 (GMT)

23:00 (MYT)

02:00 (AEDT)

Trade panel two

Rosey Hurst, Founder and Managing Director, IMPACTT

Melissa Cheoh Hooi Gaik, Director and Financial Controller, Top Glove Corporation Bhd.

Anasuya Syam, Human Rights and Trade Policy Advisor, The Human Trafficking Legal Center

11:00 (EST)

16:15 (GMT)

00:00 (MYT)

03:00 (AEDT)

End of day one

Wednesday 16th November 2022

TIME

SESSION

06:00 (EST)

11:00 (GMT)

19:00 (MYT)

22:00 (AEDT)

Investment panel one

Andy Shen, Government & Multilateral Organisations Lead, Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST)

Serena Grant, Head of Business Engagement, Walk Free

Dr. Jason Pandya-Wood, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. Co-Investigator, Harnessing UK Trade and Investment to Address Modern Slavery Risks.

07:30 (EST)

12:30 (GMT)

20:30 (MYT)

23:30 (AEDT)

Break

08:00 (EST)

13:00 (GMT)

21:00 (MYT)

00:00 (AEDT)

Investment panel two

Peter Hugh Smith, Chief Executive, CCLA CCLA Investment Management leads Find it, Fix it, Prevent it, a collaborative engagement programme to encourage investors to take modern slavery risks seriously

Kate Turner, Deputy Global Head of Responsible Investment, First Sentier Investors and chair of IAST APAC

An overview of the work of Investors against Slavery and Trafficking Asia Pacific which is a collaboration of 37 investment companies with £4.5 trillion under their management

09:00 (EST)

14:00 (GMT)

22:00 (MYT)

01:00 (AEDT)

Paper presentation and discussion

Dr. Katrina Peake, Rights Lab Research Fellow in Trade and Decent Work, University of Nottingham. Working on the Harnessing UK Trade and Investment to Address Modern Slavery Risks project.

Dr Peake will argue that the EU’s approach to trade and investment in countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam could be applied to the UK’s trade and investment policies in Thailand

10:00 (EST)

15:00 (GMT)

23:00 (MYT)

02:00 (AEDT)

Conference reflections and next steps

Jasmine O'Connor, Chief Executive, Anti-Slavery International

Dr. Katarina Schwarz, Rights Lab Associate Director and Principal Research Fellow in Antislavery Law and Policy, University of Nottingham

Dr. Timothy Masiko, Assistant Professor in Law, University of Nottingham, and Principal Investigator, Harnessing UK Trade and Investment to Address Modern Slavery Risks.

11:00 (EST)

16:00 (GMT)

00:00 (MYT)

03:00 (AEDT)

End of conference