Question: In the modern slavery statement, does the company explain one or more of the corrective steps it has taken (or would take) in response to modern slavery incidents in their operations and/or supply chain?
Answer:
Worker remediation,
Corrective action plan,
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Walk Free
Gap inc.
2022
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"Considering the historical evidence on forced labor and child labor in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry, we currently do not source any cotton there."

 

"In 2018, based on evidence of forced child labor and/or forced labor within the cotton

fields of Turkmenistan, we expanded our policy to make it clear that we will not accept any clothing

manufactured with fabrics that were knowingly made from Turkmen cotton, aligned with the Turkmen

Cotton Pledge led by the Responsible Sourcing Network."

 

Remediation and corrective action plan:

"We recognize that policies and expectations alone are not a sufficient safeguard against forced labor

within our supply chain. Our statements lay the foundation for our comprehensive approach to

engaging and collaborating with our suppliers to monitor, remediate and continuously improve their

performance with regard to responsible labor."

 

"In the event our assessments reveal a facility in violation of these standards, our Supplier Sustainability team works with factory management, local stakeholders, and worker-representative organizations to create a corrective action plan, conducts follow-up visits to validate remediation is completed and educates workers on their eight to free movement. Our policies and action plans for forced labor incidents are described further online."

Hamida Qanbari.....2023-11-04 22:47:01 UTC