LaborShield

Name: LaborShield
Rating: 4.5 (26 reviews)
Author: U.S. Department of Labor

News

Free · Designed for iPad

26 Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

News
Developer

U.S. Department of Labor
Language

EN
English
Size

109.7
MB

LaborShield is a comprehensive resource developed by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) to power American job creation by exposing foreign goods made with unfair trade practices. This app puts ILAB’s research right at the fingertips of American enterprise, showing labor risks in more than 145 countries and helping U.S. businesses pinpoint exactly where problems might occur. With country and sector-specific insights, LaborShield empowers companies to self-assess their supply chains, spot red flags early, and take action before foreign labor abuses harm their reputation or America’s workers. Key things you can do with this app are: 1. Identify foreign goods made with labor abuses; 2. Strengthen supply chain resilience; 3. Prevent the procurement and importation of goods made with forced labor; 4. Review whether countries have strong laws and enforcement efforts; 5. See what businesses can do to mitigate reputational damage.

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

26 Ratings

Fantastic App
01/22/2018

JLuv79
This app is great! Super easy to use and provides quick access to information about forced labor and child labor by country and product. If everyone used this app, we’d be much better informed consumers.
Fantastic App
01/22/2018

JLuv79

This app is great! Super easy to use and provides quick access to information about forced labor and child labor by country and product. If everyone used this app, we’d be much better informed consumers.
Great interface, info not too useful
06/13/2019

A2e6
This app makes great steps towards the visibility of widespread child labor and forced labor practices around the world. On this note however, I was disturbed to notice the almost intentional lack of the USA in this app!! Using this app will make you feel like there is no forced or child labor in the USA, which allows all of us to ignore the signs and not provide aid.Another issue is that it’s hard to use the info in this app to avoid brands and products that use child/forced labor. I know that the folks who produced this app can’t necessarily track that, but all the same I was a bit disappointed that I’m still left in the predicament of simply hoping that this cotton shirt wasn’t made with Afghani cotton.Thanks!!
Great interface, info not too useful
06/13/2019

A2e6

This app makes great steps towards the visibility of widespread child labor and forced labor practices around the world. On this note however, I was disturbed to notice the almost intentional lack of the USA in this app!! Using this app will make you feel like there is no forced or child labor in the USA, which allows all of us to ignore the signs and not provide aid.Another issue is that it’s hard to use the info in this app to avoid brands and products that use child/forced labor. I know that the folks who produced this app can’t necessarily track that, but all the same I was a bit disappointed that I’m still left in the predicament of simply hoping that this cotton shirt wasn’t made with Afghani cotton.Thanks!!
Excludes "White" countries
06/04/2023

Zoey Inanis
Only includes second and third world countries. Doesn't include statistics on the UK, the US, France, Germany, Canada, or Scandinavian countries. It's a really good app, like, REALLY good and the information is good. It's incomplete information, however, and has to be presumed to be willfully biased as such. That means that the information can't be used in good faith. I don't think the devs are a buncha racists, but I do think that their data set needs to not exclude facts.Additionally, they have included countries not covered in the TDA report. If they can cover those countries, they can cover other countries that we share labor information with.
Excludes "White" countries
06/04/2023

Zoey Inanis

Only includes second and third world countries. Doesn't include statistics on the UK, the US, France, Germany, Canada, or Scandinavian countries. It's a really good app, like, REALLY good and the information is good. It's incomplete information, however, and has to be presumed to be willfully biased as such. That means that the information can't be used in good faith. I don't think the devs are a buncha racists, but I do think that their data set needs to not exclude facts.Additionally, they have included countries not covered in the TDA report. If they can cover those countries, they can cover other countries that we share labor information with.
Forced labor
10/27/2016

MELIK CHB
Great tool to make the appropriate decision on not importing products produced in forced labor.
Forced labor
10/27/2016

MELIK CHB

Great tool to make the appropriate decision on not importing products produced in forced labor.