All posts by Sébastien Rioux

Forced Labour and Capital in the 21st Century

Sébastien Rioux | December 1, 2014

Headline news stories about cases of modern slavery, human trafficking or forced labour have become part of the ‘new normal’ in this era of global labour relations. Captive migrant labourers in the tomato fields of Florida, child labour in the cacao plantations in West Africa, forced labour [...]

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What about legalised food adulteration?

Sébastien Rioux | October 13, 2014

A year after the UK’s horsemeat crisis of 2013, the Elliott Review—a study of the integrity and assurance of food supply networks commissioned by the Secretaries of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Health—was published. Released in September 2014, the Elliott Review [...]

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