How Should Health Care Organizations Limit Roles of Human Trafficking in Their Labor and Supply Chains?
Publication Title
AMA J Ethics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2024
Keywords
washington; swedish
Abstract
There has been little attention given to roles played by human trafficking in health care organizations' supply chains. Hand sanitizers and gloves, for example, might be produced by forced labor, which tends to increase in prevalence during pandemics, mass violence, migration, or other global crises. This article considers the nature and scope of health care organizations' corporate and social responsibilities to procure products and personnel justly, offers recommendations to minimize possibilities that supplies are produced by forced labor, and advocates for a public health approach to limiting human trafficking in organizations' supply chains.
Specialty/Research Institute
Biomedical Ethics
Specialty/Research Institute
Health Care Administration
DOI
10.1001/amajethics.2024.348
