From Fakes to Forced Labour: Evidence of Correlation Between Illicit Trade in Counterfeits and Labour Exploitation

This report presents new empirical evidence demonstrating a robust link between trade in counterfeit goods and labour exploitation. Countries with higher levels of forced labour and informality show greater counterfeit-export intensity, indicating that illicit production thrives where workers are unprotected and easily replaced. These findings...本报告呈现了全新的实证证据，证实假冒商品（counterfeit goods）贸易与劳工剥削之间存在稳健关联。强迫劳动（forced labour）程度与非正规用工（informality）水平更高的国家，其假冒商品出口强度也更为突出，这表明非法生产在劳动者权益缺乏保障、极易被替代的地区更为猖獗。上述研究发现……