Walk Free+MSA whistleblowing mechanism for supply chain workers+About
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.