modern slavery statement states what issues they identify in modern slavery but fails to identify corrective steps it has or would take.
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"Where we identify a shortfall in payment, we require suppliers to pay back any avoided wages. In the rare occurrence that suppliers do not agree, existing shipments may be cancelled and we will no longer do business with them. Last year we identified 165 cases of concern involving 158 sites. 26,723 workers received a total of US$1,005,400 as a result of Tesco’s intervention. We were also able to end a long-standing payment dispute, resulting in 406 workers receiving $1,267,242. We believe we are industry-leading in terms of this work - and our disclosure on this point."
Where we identify a shortfall in payment, we require suppliers to pay back any avoided wages. In the rare occurrence that suppliers do not agree, existing shipments may be cancelled and we will no longer do business with them. Last year we identified 165 cases of concern involving 158 sites. 26,723 workers received a total of US$1,005,400 as a result of Tesco’s intervention. We were also able to end a long-standing payment dispute, resulting in 406 workers receiving $1,267,242.14
In the rare occurrence that suppliers do not agree, existing shipments may be cancelled and we will no longer do business with them.14