Walk Free+MSA supply chain disclosure+Apple Inc.+2018+Discussion
Page 6, "To further strengthen implementation of our Prevention of Modern Slavery Standards, we use a specialized bonded-labor auditing process in certain high-risk environments, such as in high-risk geographies, in areas where employment of foreign contract workers typically occurs, and in the case of first-time audits of suppliers. Each assessment includes an Apple employee and a third-party auditor. In 2018 specialized debt-bonded labor audits were conducted in Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates."
Apple also continued to support the International Tin
Association’s International Tin Supply Chain Initiative whistleblowing mechanism in
the DRC that allows people to anonymously voice concerns in their local language related
to the extraction, trade, handling, and export of minerals so allegations of misconduct
can be surfaced and reported.5