Question: Does the company’s statement detail one or more specific, organisational policies or actions to combat slavery in their direct (tier 1) and/or in-direct (beyond tier 1) supply chain?
Answer:
Code of conduct or supplier code includes clauses on slavery and human trafficking (beyond tier 1),
Suppliers produce their own statement (direct / tier 1)
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Walk Free
MSA policy (revised)
Sainsbury's
2016
Unverified - Added by Community
updated over 1 year ago by Ethan McCutchen

"We understand our duty to

respect human rights, are committed to

identifying vulnerable workers and will not

tolerate any form of slavery or servitude

within our business or supply chain. We

aim to ensure that a robust, risk-based

approach will enable us to proactively

tackle the serious exploitation of workers

and direct resources to achieve maximum

impact. " This was mentioned as personal statement. Furthermore, they also stated "We set out the expectations of our suppliers in relation

to the treatment of workers through our Code of

Conduct for Ethical Trade, our contractual terms, and

the Sainsbury’s Supplier Handbook."

Sadaf.....2017-10-17 21:01:44 UTC