Walk Free+MSA Identification of risks+Inditex+2016+Discussion

"p. 4 " This risk assessment is carried out both from the perspective of a global supply chain and the engagement with relevant stakeholders,specialized NGOs and international platforms, as well as from the local work of Sustainability teams in Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Turkey, India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Argentina and Brazil.These teams engage with local actors from the communities and evaluate where the possible risks could be. For this analysis, geographical and sociocultural factors are considered (such as gender, migrant labour, young workers, among others) and the traceability and identification of the supply chain is crucial...."

Lucia Ixtacuy.....2018-09-18 11:36:21 UTC

p. 6 "In terms of cotton cultivation, Inditex does not use cotton sourced from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Inditex has worked together with Responsible Sourcing Network’s Cotton Campaign, and formally joined the Cotton Campaign,a global coalition on human rights, labour, investor and business organisations dedicated to eradicating child labourand forced labour in cotton production. Its goals are to end the state systems of forced labour in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan's cotton sectors. "