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,
Industry,
Resource/products and services,
Workforce
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pg. 15

"The salient human rights risk assessment undertaken in 2021 identified that maintaining safe and fair workplaces for our workers was a key risk in the Wesfarmers Group’s operations, which are principally in Australia and New Zealand."

pg. 16

"There is an increased risk of modern slavery where teams are employed by third party labour hire companies or via complex labour value chains. Third-party labour hire companies may be contracted to provide cleaning and security services and to work in horticultural facilities."

pg. 17

"Material risks in Wesfarmers supply chains and suppliers

Sourcing locations (Australia, Bangladesh) Risk types (Migrant labour exploitation Deceptive recruitment practices, Excessive overtime) Products or services (Apparel, Timber including timber boards and indoor flooring) Businesses"

pg. 18

"Risks among low skilled and migrant workers are higher because they may be less educated, less familiar with workplace laws and less proficient in local languages. Migrant workers may be more vulnerable because of dislocation from community and family support structures, concern about employment security and its capacity to impact immigration status, and issues related to personal background (such as conflict in home countries which caused migration)."

Manali Rana.....2022-12-31 05:27:28 UTC