Question: Did the company identify any specific incidents related to modern slavery that require(d) remediation?
Answer:
Yes
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MSA incidents identified
2021
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updated over 1 year ago by Ruby Wong

Page 14 - In 2021, Accord, from the Bangladesh Independent Garment Workers Union Federation alleged 11 union workers were "unfairly dismissed" and were being subjected to "verbal abuse and physical violence". The Accord "facilitated conversations with the factory and union to resolve the issue".

Ruby Wong.....2022-12-10 04:38:54 UTC

pg. 26

“When audited, a factory in China supplying our Partnership had a number of visible non-conformances in Health and Safety, but there were also more hidden issues such as the auditor being unable to verify the working hours between production records and time records. This could have been an indicator that working hours were excessive and it also meant that it was not possible to verify that the correct wages were being paid.”

Manali Rana.....2023-02-01 14:22:06 UTC