The provision of a hotline or other grievance mechanism for reporting suspected incidents of slavery or trafficking is one step that a company can take to find out about such incidents in their own operations or in their supply chain. For many companies the risk of forced labour is much greater within their supply chain than in their own operations - and 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 CORE Guidance, page 19.