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((PLAYBOOK SLUG: LogOn Supply Chain Mapping (TV, R)
HEADLINE: Technology Aims to Weed Out Supply Chain Slavery
TEASER: A new tool uses artificial intelligence to take a deeper look at the human and environmental cost of manufacturing
PUBLISHED: 2/8/2022 at 8:15am
BYLINE: Matt Dibble
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VIDEOGRAPHER: Matt Dibble
VIDEO EDITOR: Matt Dibble
SCRIPT EDITORS: Michelle Quinn, Reifenrath
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA original, AP, AFP, FRDM, Storyblocks
PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV x_ RADIO x_
TRT: 1:57
VID APPROVED BY: Reifenrath
TYPE: TVPKG
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[[A tech company is using artificial intelligence to detect forced labor and other risks in supply chains. Matt Dibble reports.]]
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The world has become more familiar with the term “supply chain” as weak links, exposed by the pandemic, have triggered global shortages of goods.
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The increased scrutiny poses an opportunity to delve deeper into the origin of those goods, says Justin Dillon.
((Justin Dillon, FRDM CEO))
“Our need to understand how supply chains work is becoming a personal and a professional issue.”
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Dillon’s focus on supply chains grew out of his human rights work
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investigating the use of forced labor in manufacturing and food production.
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He founded the tech company FRDM [[said: freedom]] to provide businesses with more transparency about the products they purchase.
((Justin Dillon, FRDM CEO))
“We work with large companies; we work with governments; we work with universities. And what they'll do is they'll tell us what they buy.
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"And all that information comes into FRDM. We use AI and natural language processing to bring together an analysis for our customers to help them understand where their goods and services are coming from, in some cases all the way down to the raw materials that go into the products that they use.”
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FRDM’s analysis predicts the source of those raw materials and assigns a risk-level rating to it ((Mandatory cg: FRDM)) based on human rights, workplace safety, environmental laws and other factors derived from information FRDM deems credible.
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FRDM’s focus on slave labor comes at a time when governments are passing modern slavery laws.
There are an estimated 25 million forced laborers worldwide, according to a 2017 report by the International Labour Organization.
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Dillon hopes to produce a consumer version of FRDM as well.
((Justin Dillon, FRDM CEO))
“And I'm actually quite hopeful that in a decade from now, we're going to be able to go to market and buy with our values, and it's just going to be normal.”
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New tools to help the world buy better.
((Matt Dibble for VOA News))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateFebruary 8, 2022 09:03 EST
BylineMatt Dibble
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
