New Jersey Temple Construction: Social Inequalities and Modern Slavery

This case is suitable for use in a range of undergraduate, graduate, and executive education courses or modules dealing with business ethics and corporate social responsibility. It can also be used in courses on non-profit management, modern slavery, supply chains, global value chains, and international business. The case is ideally suited to courses that discuss how modern slavery practices remain hidden due a to lack of reliable and verifiable data, as well as courses that raise questions about modern slavery and the role of social, economic, and cultural factors.

After working through the case and assignment questions, students will be able to do the following:

• Develop a deeper understanding of what modern slavery is.
• Recognize the relevant signs and behaviours of modern slavery.
• Understand the role that social, economic, and cultural factors play in modern slavery.
• Identify how some businesses benefit from modern slavery and determine what they should do to avoid promoting the practice.
• Understand how modern slavery practices travel internationally.
• Explore the critical barriers to ending modern slavery.