[The] Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) has been actively engaged over the past year in helping to shape and influence the UK Modern Slavery Bill, now in its final stages of debate in Parliament...The UK has shown admirable commitment and leadership in its ambition to be a global leader in combating modern slavery. But it’s not there yet. There is a very real risk that weak legislation could do more harm than good...Thinking about the year ahead, here are my top 10 wishes for 2015:

1. That cheap goods and services bought and sold at the cost of exploited and abused workers will become a thing of the past...
2. That companies will recognise the right for workers to organise, the right to collectively negotiate...to leave abusive employers...
3. That the Modern Slavery Bill will set out minimum criteria for company reporting...
4. That a government department is named and resourced to enforce and monitor the transparency in supply chains clause...
5. The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) will have the power to investigate, monitor and regulate labour providers in all sectors...
6. That the government will recognise its responsibilities to protect workers and citizens from abuse by companies and employers...
7. That consumers will demand transparency and accountability...
8. That employers will put an immediate end to abusive and fraudulent recruitment practices...
9. That more and more responsible companies...will commit themselves to continuously improving...[to increase] respect for workers’ rights...
10. That we will build more collaboration, better channels of communication...that involve governments, companies, trade unions and civil society organisations – in different countries, across different sectors and industries...