- BMA fair medical trade
- Time for a global response to labour rights violations in the manufacture of health-care goods, WHO bulletin by Mr. Mahmood Bhutta
- Clean Gloves, Dirty Practices: Debt Bondage in Malaysia's Rubber Glove Industry- The Diplomat article
- Guardian article on slave-like conditions of glove industry
Show Notes
- Background to the link between PPE & modern slavery (1:50)
- The secret to Mood's fascinating and diverse career (04:08)
- What is meant by modern slavery (08:04)
- Mood's personal story on how he became interested in ethical procurement (09:05)
- How involved is the NHS & the complexity of supply chains (10:50)
- Working conditions in which medical supplies are made (14:24)
- The glove industry (17:00)
- How do we get reliable data? (20:08)
- The effect of COVID-19 (22:35)
- How is the NHS responding (26:15)
- What can clinicians do? (28:05)
- Plugs (36:20)
- Take-home points (37:27)