The code includes, amongst other standards, the following requirements: that employment is freely chosen, child labour is not used, freedom of association is respected and no harsh or inhumane treatment occurs. page 6
Incorporation of the Principles into our contracts with business associates ensures the provisions targeting modern slavery are also included. page 6
Migrant Worker Policy
The Policy contains requirements including, but not limited to, the prohibition of withholding passports and similar documents and the levying of recruitment fees. page 6
CHILD LABOUR AND YOUNG WORKER POLICYWe prohibit all forms of child labour in our own operations and throughout our supply chain. In our Ethical Trading Code of Conduct, we state that we will never use child labour and outline provisions for young workers. page 7
RESPONSIBLE SOURCING POLICYThis outlines Burberry’s commitment to responsible and sustainable business principles throughout the supply chain. The Policy outlines specific prohibited sourcing regions, where the risk of modern slavery and other labour rights issues is recognised. page 7
We continue to implement additional risk management of our global non-stock procurement supply chain to gain more visibility of areas of greater risk, such as labour suppliers and construction contractors. Suppliers are required to take responsibility for the prevention of forced, bonded and trafficked labour in their supply chain and certify that neither they nor any of their affiliates, contractors or sub-contractors engage or have engaged in any form of modern slavery. Over the last two years, we have increased the scope of due diligence to include our visual merchandising supply chain. page 9