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While reading a report about labor trafficking (the fancy term for commercial slave labor), the following 3 organizations were listed as places to go for shopping without supporting an organization that uses slavery in production:

Certified Products - The GoodWeave Label | GoodWeave

Fair Food Program - Consumer Powered, Worker Certified

Fair Trade Home Decor, Jewelry, Baskets, Gifts, Food: Shop Serrv

The report that mentioned these organizations was actually addressing slave labor in the hotel industry in the US:

https://polarisproject.org/wp-conte...rafficking-hotel-industry-recommendations.pdf

If you would like to find out how many slaves work for you, based on what you buy & eat, here's a survey you can take: Slavery Footprint

And if you want to learn a little more about the modern face of slavery in general, here's a matrix of the 25 types of human trafficking that Polaris has identified, as well as a link to the part of their site where they discuss labor trafficking in more detail:

https://polarisproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Typology-and-Intersections-Matrix.pdf

Recognizing Human Trafficking