The All Party Parliamentary Group on Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights (the APPG) is a group of parliamentarians who have come together to listen to a wide range of stakeholders involved in UK sport, at home and abroad, about how respect for human rights can be best integrated at all levels.
This interim report summarises its discussions to date on the following areas:
- Workers in the Construction Industry and Mega-Sporting Events
- Due Diligence in Sports Supply Chains
- The Responsibilities of Local Organising Committees (LOCs)
- Sports Broadcasting and the Media
- Discrimination in Sport
Each of the above areas also has a separate session summaries.
The APPG is convened in partnership with the UN Global Compact Network UK and the Institute for Human Rights and Business, and is chaired by Alex Norris MP and Baroness Young of Hornsey.
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