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MSA - "Clear policies guide all Syngenta’s procurement activities around the world. We share our standards and principles with our suppliers and expect them to live up to them when they are working with us."

"In addition, our Minimum Requirements for suppliers focus on fair labour practices with special reference to Illegal, Forced, Bonded & Compulsory Labour. This document forms an integral and binding part of our contractual relationships with our suppliers"

 

Minimum Requirements - "Supplier shall live up and comply to the Syngenta ethical standards as this is critical to the efficiency and reliability of Syngenta’s operations."

"The aim of this guide is to share the Syngenta standards and principles with Supplier. Supplier shall act in accordance with them as well and live up to and comply with them as well."

"Supplier shall comply with all applicable health and safety laws and regulations, and to create safe working conditions and a healthy work environment for workers at all premises under Supplier’s control."

"Supplier shall take a similarly responsible approach. This includes implementing supply chain due diligence policies and making sure that the remuneration Supplier is paying to others for materials does not go to groups or people who violate employment laws, engage in violence or are involved in the abuse of human rights. "

"Syngenta requires subcontractors working on Syngenta’s behalf to ensure that they comply with the Syngenta standards."

"Where recognized in accordance with local laws, the Supplier shall recognize unions and collective worker representations for collective bargaining and negotiation purposes regarding the terms and conditions of employment."

"The Supplier must not use or benefit from any illegal labor, including illegal migrant labor, nor shall the Supplier use or benefit from any forced, compulsory and/or bonded labor"

"The core conventions forbid practices such as unlawful discrimination, child labour, bonded labour and slavery."

 

Compliance Guide - "When you work with us, we ask you to comply with all applicable health and safety laws and regulations, and to create safe working conditions and a healthy work environment for workers at all premises under your control."

"We ask you to take a similarly responsible approach. This includes implementing supply chain due diligence policies and

making sure that the money you pay to others for materials does not go to groups or people who violate employment laws, engage in violence or are involved in the abuse of human rights."

"We ask you to make sure that any subcontractors you employ to carry out business for Syngenta also comply with our standards."

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Comments:

Documents talk about subcontractors and also about implementing supply chain due diligence policies where the money flow of money from suppliers--this can be interpreted to mean beyond tier 1. Documents do talk about migrant workers, but not in protection context and more in "not benefitting from illegal migrant labor" context. There is no mention of contracts specifically, suppliers producing their own statements, or recruitment fees

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While I agree these conditions are met when considering all the attached documents, as the question asks about the 'company's statement,' should we only consider what is in their Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement?

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Pg. 1

“Syngenta’s commitment to fair labour practices is publicly communicated through our Good Growth Plan and our participation as a UN Global Compact signatory adhering to the Principle 4: “the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor”.”

“Syngenta’s pledge to human rights is expressed in the Syngenta Group Code of Conduct, in that we comply with all national and international laws, codes and conventions and are committed to upholding the principles set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labor Organization’s core conventions. This commitment is also expressed in our Principles for Sustainable and Responsible Agriculture and the Syngenta Labor Standards. We seek to improve our human rights performance by referencing the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Clear policies guide all Syngenta’s procurement activities around the world. We share our standards and principles with our suppliers and expect them to live up to them when they are working with us.

In addition, our Minimum Requirements for suppliers focus on fair labour practices with special reference to Illegal, Forced, Bonded & Compulsory Labour. This document forms an integral and binding part of our contractual relationships with our suppliers.”

It mentions 'expectation', so 'suppliers comply with the law' and 'suppliers respect labor rights' are not considered.

pg. 2

“Under Syngenta’s Fair Labor Program, we expect our over 65,000 seed supply farms to live up to our standards in the following areas: Employment Relationship; No discrimination, harassment and abuse; No forced and child labour; Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining; Health, Safety and Environment; Fair Hours of Work; and Fair Compensation. In 2021, the Fair Labor Program coverage of our seed supply chain reached 99.7%.”