Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration To Address Forced Labour: Exploring Stakeholder Engagement From a Multilevel Perspective

Buchs, Zulay Patricia

Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration To Address Forced Labour: Exploring Stakeholder Engagement From a Multilevel Perspective

Buchs, Zulay Patricia

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dc.contributor.author	Buchs, Zulay Patricia
dc.date.accessioned	2025-10-10T03:33:17Z
dc.date.available	2025-10-10T03:33:17Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/190368
dc.description	University of Technology Sydney. Faculty of Business.	en_US.UTF-8
dc.description.abstract	Today, 49.5 million people live in modern slavery, with 27.6 million subjected to forced labour—comparable to Australia’s population. This issue is particularly concentrated in global supply chains, where 17.3 million victims face exploitation. While multi-stakeholder collaborations (MSCs) have emerged as a strategy to address social issues, their application to forced labour remains underexplored. Limited engagement within collaborative models also presents challenges to stakeholder theory and restorative justice. Here, I explore the importance of stakeholders' voices, and how they can make a difference in MSCs to address forced labour in the supply chain. This qualitative study focuses on Australia’s National Action Plan Against Modern Slavery 2020–25—a timely and socially relevant context. Drawing on public documents and interviews with anti-slavery experts, I blend stakeholder theory, MSCs, and restorative justice to offer a nuanced, multilevel perspective on stakeholder engagement in MSC. Findings reveal a siloed approach, a disconnect between stakeholder recognition and response, and the influence of trust, fear, and accountability on engagement. I contribute to forced labour responses by illustrating how stakeholders can be given their due place in MSCs. It advances theoretical understanding by linking individual stakeholders—the actors in MSCs—to organisational efforts to address forced labour.	en_US.UTF-8
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dc.rights	© 2024 Zulay Patricia Buchs
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dc.title	Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration To Address Forced Labour: Exploring Stakeholder Engagement From a Multilevel Perspective	en_US.UTF-8
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Abstract:

Today, 49.5 million people live in modern slavery, with 27.6 million subjected to forced labour—comparable to Australia’s population. This issue is particularly concentrated in global supply chains, where 17.3 million victims face exploitation. While multi-stakeholder collaborations (MSCs) have emerged as a strategy to address social issues, their application to forced labour remains underexplored. Limited engagement within collaborative models also presents challenges to stakeholder theory and restorative justice. Here, I explore the importance of stakeholders' voices, and how they can make a difference in MSCs to address forced labour in the supply chain. This qualitative study focuses on Australia’s National Action Plan Against Modern Slavery 2020–25—a timely and socially relevant context. Drawing on public documents and interviews with anti-slavery experts, I blend stakeholder theory, MSCs, and restorative justice to offer a nuanced, multilevel perspective on stakeholder engagement in MSC. Findings reveal a siloed approach, a disconnect between stakeholder recognition and response, and the influence of trust, fear, and accountability on engagement. I contribute to forced labour responses by illustrating how stakeholders can be given their due place in MSCs. It advances theoretical understanding by linking individual stakeholders—the actors in MSCs—to organisational efforts to address forced labour.

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