Forced Labor evaluates how a company prevents, detects and remediates situations in which work is extracted under threat, coercion, deception or without the worker’s informed, voluntary consent anywhere in its operations or supply chain. It covers:

• zero-tolerance policies & governance – board-approved commitments aligned with ILO Conventions 29 & 105, UN Guiding Principles and laws such as the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, U.K. & Australian Modern Slavery Acts;
• risk mapping & due-diligence systems – country- and commodity-specific assessments, supplier audits, worker interviews and recruitment-agency screenings that identify forced-labor indicators (withholding of documents, restriction of movement, debt bondage, deceptive recruitment);
• preventive controls – ethical recruitment practices (no fees, written contracts in native languages), transparent wage payments, freedom of movement, and prohibition of retention of passports or personal belongings;
• remediation & remedy – clear protocols for releasing workers from coercive conditions, reimbursing recruitment fees, restoring wages, and collaborating with NGOs, trade unions or authorities for survivor support and systemic change;
• training, monitoring & disclosure – capacity-building for employees, suppliers and auditors; KPIs on risk assessments, corrective-action closures and supplier coverage; public reporting consistent with GRI 409, SA8000, OECD Due-Diligence Guidance and forthcoming EU CSDDD requirements.