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Design for Freedom: Ending slavery and child labor in the global building materials sector

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Design for Freedom: Ending slavery and child labor in the global building materials sector

Sharon Prince, Founder and CEO of Grace Farms and Design for Freedom, discusses DFF's report on slavery and enforced child labor in building products and materials.


November 2, 2022

Sharon Prince, Founder and CEO of Grace Farms and Design for Freedom, discusses DFF's report on slavery and enforced child labor in building products and materials. Prince sits down with Robert Cassidy, Executive Editor, Building Design+Construction.

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