Fergus Dowling and Solène Bryson discuss how the pandemic has impacted the global clothing and textiles industry, and supply chain management of modern slavery.  

This podcast episode was recorded remotely in March 2021. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A transcript of this episode is available at:  https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/221/podcast_ep_21_-_fdowling_and_sbryson

This research project – Impact of Covid-19 on management to eradicate modern slavery from global supply chains: A case study of Indian fashion supply chains – is supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and is a collaboration between the School of Design at the University of Leeds and Leeds University Business School. 

About the speakers:  
Fergus Dowling is a Research Assistant on the project “Impact of Covid-19 on management to eradicate modern slavery from global supply chains: A case study of Indian fashion supply chains”. 
Solène Bryson is the Social Development Lead for Private Sector Department at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

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