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:
Geographic,
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updated about 1 year ago by Manali Rana

pg. 10

“Mauritius continues to be a key focus of our ethical trade programme and modern slavery strategy. 68% of workers in our Mauritian factories are migrant workers recruited predominantly from Bangladesh, Madagascar, India, or Sri Lanka, who are at risk of exploitation during the recruitment process.”

Pg. 12

“This aligns with our modern slavery strategy by focusing on specific groups that we have identified as vulnerable to the risk of modern slavery in our supply chain. This includes migrant workers, and minority groups including refugees and children.”

Manali Rana.....2023-01-21 09:53:57 UTC

'However, we recognise that refugees are particularly vulnerable to:

Discrimination.

Less favorable employment terms.

Involuntary labour.

Child labour.

Other issues indicative of exploitation.' - 16

Peter Wallace.....2023-01-27 01:27:58 UTC