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?"
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Geographic,
Industry,
Resource/products and services,
Workforce
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Geographics - p.8 "Since 2013, we have been involved in various multi-stakeholder initiatives to combat bonded labour and exploitative practices in the spinning mill industry in Tamil Nadu, India."

 

Industry - p.8 "Risk of forced and bonded labour in the spinning mill industry in Tamil Nadu"

 

Resource - p.8 "We have a ban on cotton from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Syria."

 

Workforce - p.9 "In production markets, we work to ensure that migrant workers are entitled to the

same social benefits as local employees."

Hope French.....2022-11-04 20:08:50 UTC

Some of the areas/workforce are a bit "generic" - p.9 "All new suppliers must sign our Sustainability Commitment"

Jee-Ho Kang.....2022-11-09 06:48:51 UTC

Pg. 3

“The risks of forced labour in our production supply chain are most prominent upstream in the supply chain linked to specific raw materials, often associated with agriculture or farming. Manufacturing, warehouse operations, transportation, construction and facility management are also recognised as high-risk industries.”

“Vulnerable groups that run a higher risk of exploitation include migrant workers, agency workers, temporary workers and self-employed people.”

Manali Rana.....2023-03-24 09:31:15 UTC