'Ensuring our policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and that we have development and training processes in place to enable our internal teams to have appropriate awareness and understanding of the issues and our responsibilities.
Ensuring new suppliers understand our requirements before they commence working with us, and that existing suppliers comply with those requirements' - 3
'Our COP auditing process is a vital due diligence tool as it delivers assurance that our suppliers and their factories understand their responsibility to comply with our ethical standards.' - 4
'Code of Practice Principle Standards and Auditing Standards
...
The NEXT COP Principle Standards comprise:
• No forced labour or modern slavery
• Freedom of association and the right to
collective bargaining
• Safe and healthy working conditions
• No child labour
• Fair wages and benefits
• Lawful working conditions
• No discrimination practiced
• Employment security
• Respectful treatment of workers
We also have additional policies on our supplier portal system covering specific supply chain issues:
• Migrant Labour Policy
• Child Labour Policy
• Agency Labour Policy
• Homeworker Policy
• Laundry Management Policy
• Syrian Refugee Remediation Programme
• Wage Retention Policy' - 5
Within the Code of Practice Principle Standards found here https://www.nextplc.co.uk/~/media/Files/N/Next-PLC-V2/2019/code-of-practice-principle-standards-may19.pdf states 'Next expects its suppliers to understand, take responsibility for and ownership of for implementing the Code of Practice Principle Standards throughout their own supply chains and business operations. Compliance to the Code of Practice Principle Standards will be measured through the Code of Practice Auditing Standards and local law, which applies to all suppliers within our supply chain and business operations.' COPPS 2
Mention of Migrant Labour Policy and a recent update to it in the statement but no specifics found. - 5