Question: Does the company’s statement detail one or more specific, organisational policies or actions to combat slavery in their direct (tier 1) and/or in-direct (beyond tier 1) supply chain?
Answer:
Suppliers comply with laws and company’s policies (direct / tier 1),
Prohibit use of forced labour (direct / tier 1),
Prohibit use of child labour (direct / tier 1),
Suppliers respect labour rights (wages / freedom of association etc) (direct / tier 1)
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Walk Free
MSA policy (revised)
2021
Verified by Steward check_circle
updated over 1 year ago by Manali Rana

pg. 9

“We have established our human rights policies by aligning to the following International Labour Organization (‘ILO’) conventions as our guiding principles. These basic human rights include, but are not restricted to, the following fundamental freedoms and rights:

Freedom from discrimination

Freedom from slavery or servitude (ILO Conventions 29 & 105): We oppose forced labour, prison labour and bonded labour (people forced to work until they have paid off a debt). We never confiscate identity papers, forbid workers to leave facilities or coerce workers with threats of violence or non-payment.

Freedom of association

Freedom from invasion of privacy

Living Wage

Forced or prison labour

Child labour (ILO Convention 138 & 182): We have a Zero Tolerance on the employment of anyone under 16 years or younger than the age for completing compulsory education in the country of manufacture (whichever is higher).”

Pg. 10

“Code of Conduct (COC): The vendor code of conduct has been developed to help communicate clear expectations of our ethical trade policies. All Tier 1 factories read and sign up to this conduct.”

Manali Rana.....2023-01-10 15:22:16 UTC

Good practice: Whether we place orders via an agent/trading company or directly with a factory, we require our partners and suppliers to disclose all ‘tier 1 and 2’ factories they wish to use to supply product for any of our brands." p. 9

Lucia Ixtacuy.....2023-02-02 17:02:20 UTC