Canada Names New Leader of Supply Chain Investigative Agency
Masud Husain, a Canadian foreign service official, will replace Sheri Meyerhoffer as the new head of the government agency that investigates human rights concerns, including forced labor, in Canadian-linked supply chains, the country announced April 30. Husain will take over “later this year” in an interim role as the Canadian ombudsperson for responsible enterprise (CORE), Canada said.
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Meyerhoffer, first ombudsperson, served in the role for five years, helping oversee forced labor investigations on various fashion companies, retailers and other businesses (see 2404260040, 2311080036, 2308210048 and 2307130035).
Canada added that it “recognizes the value in undertaking a review” of the CORE office “later in 2024.”