Question: Does the company’s statement identify specific geographic regions (e.g. Indonesia), industries (e.g. agriculture), resources (e.g. Palm Oil) or types of workforce (e.g. migrant workers) where the risk of modern slavery is the greatest?"
Answer:
Industry,
Resource/products and services,
Workforce
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pg. 15

"For example, we procure building materials such as concrete, timber, steel, quarried stone products, solar panels, glass, construction films, which may involve modern slavery risks due to the way these materials are produced or manufactured."

"Similarly, mining operations for copper, tin, lead, quartz, silicon, selenium, tellurium, arsenic, cadmium, aluminium, boron, gallium or indium, can involve modern slavery risks related to the exploitation of miners, including the worst forms of child labour. Therefore, any equipment containing components which include these minerals may involve modern slavery risks."

pg. 16

"Modern slavery risks are present in the supply chains that provide IT companies with the necessary materials to produce electronic goods, and parts of those goods. For example, there are modern slavery risks (including the worst forms of child labour and forced labour) associated with the mining of cobalt and mica."

"We procure a variety of textiles and apparel products, including PPE. The textiles and apparel sector is recognised as a high risk sector for modern slavery, including due to the use of raw materials such as cotton which may be produced using modern slavery, as well as exploitation in factories manufacturing textiles and apparel products."

pg. 17

"Temporary and contract workers in Australia and overseas can be vulnerable to modern slavery due to a range of factors, including high levels of subcontracting, which can make it difficult to monitor working conditions. The use of migrant workers in sectors such as cleaning and construction can also involve modern slavery risks, including where these workers may not understand their workplace rights and entitlements."

Manali Rana.....2022-11-25 08:39:37 UTC