Our Research
The Anti-Slavery Collective has undertaken extensive research, working closely with experts across law enforcement, business, IP crime and civil society to show that counterfeiting is embedded in a complex criminal economy that preys on vulnerability and fuels a constellation of serious harms.
Our findings highlight the scale of fake fashion and the need for a more effective, coordinated response across law enforcement, governments, business and civil society — calling for counterfeit fashion to be recognised for what it is: a serious form of organised crime inextricably linked to human exploitation.
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IF IT’S FAKE, SOMEONE PAID THE PRICE.
Partner Research
TASC is proud to has contributed on the issue of counterfeits and forced labour in a number of important documents and research
OECD–EUIPO joint report, From Fakes to Forced Labour, presents new data linking counterfeit trade to labour exploitation, identifying where risks are concentrated and how trade, labour, and enforcement policies intersect.
UK IPO-commissioned research on influencers explores how complicit social media influencers drive counterfeit purchasing among UK male consumers and highlights key policy implications.
TRACIT’s The Human Cost of Illicit Trade Examines the use of forced and child labour across illicit markets, with a focus on eight high-risk sectors including apparel, footwear, and luxury goods counterfeiting.
A WORRYING ATTITUDINAL SLIP HAS OCCURED – MORE THAN ⅓ OF GEN Z DELIBERATELY PURCHASED A FAKE IN THE LAST YEAR (OECD, 2022)
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