{"id":17625,"date":"2025-07-08T17:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=17625"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T04:09:18","slug":"understanding-modern-slavery-in-the-private-sector","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/events\/understanding-modern-slavery-in-the-private-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Modern Slavery in the Private Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Webinar in the framework of the Asian BeLux Chambers network &#8211; led by the BLCC Hong Kong<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Every four seconds, another person falls victim to modern slavery. With over 50 million individuals currently enslaved, this issue is more critical than ever, especially for the business community.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"discover-inner\">\n<p>In this engaging session, Matt Friedman, CEO of the Mekong Club, will address the <strong>evolving landscape of modern slavery and human trafficking worldwide<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>highlighting key global trends<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>patterns\u00a0<\/strong>that\u00a0<strong>impact businesses<\/strong>. He will provide insights on recent legislative changes and their implications for the private sector, as well as discuss the\u00a0<strong>relationship between modern slavery and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Matt will explore\u00a0<strong>human rights due diligence<\/strong>\u00a0in connection to\u00a0<strong>modern slavery<\/strong>, the prevalence of modern slavery in the private sector along with contributing factors, and\u00a0<strong>practical tools and strategies that corporations are employing to combat this pressing issue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"discover-inner\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Mekong Club<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mekong Club is a pioneering not-for-profit organization in Asia that leverages a business-to-business approach to combat slavery. By bridging the gap between public and private sectors, the Mekong Club empowers companies to navigate the complexities of human trafficking and enhance their supply chain resilience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Join us to gain valuable insights and understand your role in fighting modern slavery. Together, we can work towards a slave-free world.<\/p>\n<p>Register now to secure your spot!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>EVENT DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Date: <strong>Thursday 16 October<\/strong><br \/>\nTime: <strong>17:00-19:00 JST<br \/>\n<\/strong>Format: <strong>online<br \/>\n<\/strong>Fee: <strong>free for BLCCJ members \/ JPY 2,000 for non-members<br \/>\n<\/strong>Language: <strong>English<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To\u00a0<strong>register<\/strong>, please send your full name, company name and position to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@blccj.or.jp?subject=Registration%3A%20Delighting%20Customers%20in%20Japan%20XXI%20on%2018%20June&amp;body=\">info@blccj.or.jp<\/a> by Tuesday 14 October 17:00 JST, and we will send a confirmation email.<\/p>\n<p>Payments by bank transfer have to be confirmed by 14 October 17:00 JST. We will send the payment details in the confirmation email.<\/p>\n<p>This webinar will be conducted online.<br \/>\nIf your registration is accepted, you will receive the invitation link on the day of the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Webinar in the framework of the Asian BeLux Chambers network &#8211; led by the BLCC Hong Kong<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eve&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18307,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-17625","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/17625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/17625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18302,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/17625\/revisions\/18302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17625"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=17625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}