Deuteronomy 24:14-15
“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers, or one of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates. You shall give him his hire in his day, and the sun shall not go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it: lest he cry against you to Yahweh, and it be sin to you.”
Deuteronomy is presented as Moses' farewell address to the Israelites, given as they are about to enter the promised land. It reiterates and expands upon laws and covenants, calling the people to remember their past liberation from slavery and to establish a just society rooted in their relationship with God.
How might this ancient call for timely and fair payment to vulnerable workers translate into modern ethical responsibilities for complex global supply chains?