pg. 11
“According to the Global Slavery Index Report (2018GSI), it is estimated that over 40 million people are enslaved with 58% of victims in China, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Uzbekistan; 71% of these victims are female and 1 in 4 victims are children.”
pg. 12
“Yarn & Spinning Mills - Migrant/Temporary Worker – High
Farms/Resource, Mining, Cotton Farms, Linen & Forestry - Migrant/Temporary Workers - High”
Pg. 13
“Last year we identified our biggest risks lie within the cotton supply chain.”
“Cotton farms use a high percentage of seasonal migrant (foreign and national) workers. These workers are at high inherent risk of forced labour and modern slavery.”
Pg. 14
“Whilst we acknowledge that modern slavery is likely to be found in some capacity in all industries and areas of operation, based on our understanding of the garment, textile and footwear industry, we believe that the areas at highest risk of modern slavery within City Chic Collective’s operations are within the garment manufacturing processes that sit under Tier 2 in our supply chain, being Cotton Farming, Yarn and Dye Mills, and Synthetic Fibre Production processes.”