Question: Did the company identify any specific incidents related to modern slavery that require(d) remediation?
Answer:
Modern slavery
17684854
Walk Free
MSA incidents identified
Cisco Systems
2023
Verified by Steward check_circle

p.5: "Issues detected outside of the Verification and Audit processes outlined above are tracked through our incident management system and assessed against our policies and priorities. We assess for human rights risks and impacts and determine the severity of the violation.When impacts are identified, we follow the same corrective action, preventative action, accountability and reporting mechanisms, and closure timelinesthat we follow in our regulardue diligence processes."

Jasmin Kreutzer.....2024-02-20 14:21:19 UTC

Changed from 'Yes' to 'No' - the quoted text describes Cisco's process for responding to any incidents related to modern slavery, however, no specific incidents are disclosed.

Jamie Hodgson.....2024-03-17 23:55:16 UTC

Incidents identified related to forced labour. Even though they initially present it as a risk, they also say that they identified nonconformities involving "foreign migrant workers paying excessive recruitment fees equivalent to a month of their gross wages or more".

 

p.5: Less often, we identified risks of bonded labor, a type of forced labor. Workers become bonded by debt when they are forced to work in order to repay loans or excessive fees to labor brokers.These nonconformities involved foreign migrant workers paying excessive recruitment fees equivalent to a month of their gross wages or more.

Aureliane.....2024-03-19 13:11:30 UTC