Businesses should provide a hotline or
other grievance mechanism so that supply chain workers may report or flag
suspected incidents of slavey or trafficking. As part of business’
responsibility to respect worker’s rights, those affected by modern slavery and
those witnessing violations in any part of a company’s supply chain should be
able to freely report incidents. These mechanisms should be clear and
transparent, and any incidents should be recorded and monitored. For many
companies the risk of forced labour is much greater within their supply chain rather
than in their own operations - as such the provision of a mechanism that
extends to workers within the company’s supply chain is regarded as a positive
step.
For further information on grievance mechanisms please refer to the Home
Office Guidance, pp. 33 or the CORE
Guidance, pp. 19.
Does the company provide a hotline or reporting mechanism where grievances or suspected incidents of slavery or trafficking can be reported which extends to workers within the company’s supply chain?
A whistleblowing mechanism may include:
An anonymous reporting line or hotline that workers can call
Whistleblower protections for employees and their families so they will not be penalised if they report modern slavery cases
An employee or independent focal point to whom reports can be made
A supply chain worker is someone who is employed by contractors or sub-contractors further down the supply chain.
Please select as many mechanisms as apply.
Where there is no mention of who the mechanism applies to, please assume it applies to employees only and record under the previous metric.
If the business indicates it is developing a whistleblowing or grievance mechanism or planning to implement one in the future, please indicate “In Development” and again give details in the comments section.
Please select "No" if no whistleblowing mechanism is described in the statement.
For each value, please include a comment that copies relevant information from the statement. If the policy that you wish to include is not listed, please add a comment and flag the section for review.
"We make resources available to facilitate reporting and protect workers who lodge grievances or report violations. For example, we have an Ethics Line available to employees, contractors and the public at 1-800-210-2878 or www.generalmillsethics.ethicspoint.com. For locations outside of the U.S., toll-free dialing instructions are available at the link above. Where allowed by law, the Ethics Line allows anonymity. We have policies in place to prevent reprisal or retaliatory action against anyone for raising legitimate concerns. We are committed to investigating and responding to such concerns in a prompt and responsible manner."