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,
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Within the document there are only explicit geographic for average monthly wages(excluding overtime) AT H&M Group factories versus applicable minimum wages in key productions markets. These countries included China, India, Cambodia, Turkey, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. However, throughout their section labeled "Fair & Equal", they do briefly mention some geographic when mentioning Child Labor. The location was India, and the industry was mining.

Amoya Grant.....2021-11-08 02:19:34 UTC

pg. 3

"The risks of forced labour related to our industry are most prominent upstream of the supply chain and are often linked to specific raw materials and processes. But there is also a potential risk connected to manufacturing, warehouse operations, transportation, construction and facility management. This risk increases where local legislation or governance are weaker."

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"Vulnerable groups, that run a higher risk of exploitation include migrant workers, agency workers, temporary workers and selfemployed. As migration around the world has increased and to further strengthen our work to address the risk of forced labour in connection with migration, we signed a memorandum of understanding with International Organisation of Migration (IOM) in 2019."

pg. 7

"The risk of forced labour and child labour connected to specific raw materials and sectors, for example agriculture, in specific countries

— Ban on cotton from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Syria

— Assessment of mica used in cosmetic products to enable us to outline a strategy to address child labour and forced labour in mica production in India."

pg. 9

"Vulnerable groups, such as migrants, outsourced staff and self-employed face a heightened risk"

Singh Anjali.....2021-12-13 12:24:13 UTC

Below are some examples of modern slavery, forced labour and

child labour risks identified in the value chain, ongoing efforts

to address these, and relevant updates for the financial year

2019-2020 (see pages pages 7-9)

Sofia Gonzalez De Aguinaga.....2022-01-04 00:31:02 UTC

Data copied from H & M Hennes Mauritz UK Limited for 2020