US EditionFrom Fakes to Forced Labor: EUIPO-OECD Study Reveals Correlation Between Illicit Trade in Counterfeits and Labor Exploitation
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A report by the OECD and the EU Intellectual Property Office links the rise in illicit trade with the use of labour exploitation in sectors with high margins such as textiles and technology. They denounce a “racist labour exploitation network” in older housing in Bilbao: “I worked 190 hours for 400 euros per month.” Product counterfeits, which account for 2.3% of world trade, and labour exploitation — including child labour — are not isolated ph…
From fakes to forced labor: EUIPO-OECD study reveals correlation between illicit trade in counterfeits and labor exploitation
Published Illicit trade in counterfeit goods is not only an economic threat, it is a profound social one. While counterfeiting harms legitimate brands, industries, and governments, it also generates hundreds of billions of USD in illegal profits each year. A less visible but equally critical dimension underpins this activity: the exploitation of workers, including forced labor, hazardous chil…
Global trade in counterfeit goods reached an estimated $467 billion and maintains a close relationship with labour exploitation networks, including forced and child labour, according to a joint report by OECD and the European Union Intellectual Property Office, with additional ILO data.
The amount for the trade in counterfeit goods or piracy in the world reached 467 billion dollars, estimated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).In the report “From the False to Forced Labour, Evidence of the Correlation between the Illicit Trade in Counterfeiting and Labour Exploitation,” the organization noted that, in addition to the economic impact, behind piracy there are networks of labor exploitation, with f…
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