Anti-Human Trafficking & Child Labor - Everything Your Company Needs to Know

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Anti-Human Trafficking & Child Labor

What Your Company Needs to Know


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James CalderAssent ComplianceDirector, Compliance Programs


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Kate DunbarAssent ComplianceSubject Matter Expert, Human Trafficking


How NGOs Factor into the Discussion

Part 1: The Role of NGO’s in Preventing Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains


Anti-Slavery is in NGO’s DNA


Three Centuries Later, This Issue Is Still on the Map


Why Does Their Voice Matter?


NGO Circle of Influence


Example of NGO Scrutiny & Impact

Reputational Damage


What Are the Accusations?

“Many of these multinationals say they have a zero tolerance policy for child labor. But this

promise is not worth the paper it is written when the companies are not investigating their

suppliers." - Mark Dummett

AI business & human rights researcher


Expected Outcomes

Amnesty hopes their report will result in the following outcomes:

Businesses take steps to prevent

human rights violations in supply

chains

Governments enact laws obligating companies to

check and disclose sources of materials and

suppliers


Finding Solutions

Part 2: Due Diligence


Understanding Due Diligence

“[a process in place] to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for how they (companies) address their

impacts on human rights.”- UN Guiding Principles

“an on-going, proactive and reactive process through which companies can ensure that they respect human rights and do not contribute to

conflict.”- OECD


Key Steps for Due Diligence

Identifying and assessing risks in the supply chain

Mitigating and responding to risk

Engaging with suppliers and building capacity

Carrying out independent targeted third-party audits at identified points in the supply chain

Public disclosure

Step 1:Step 2:Step 3:Step 4:Step 5:


Step 1: Identifying & Assessing Risk


Step 2: Mitigating & Responding to Risk


Step 3: Engaging with Suppliers & Building Capacity


Step 4: Due Diligence Audits


Step 5: Disclosure


Live & Responsive Data Solutions

A key challenge that emerges from all of the above steps is that of complex information management:

“One of our big challenges is complex information management… Even if I have all the information about

locations and products, how do I manage that volume of data? It changes every day, and any data solution has to be

live and responsive.”

- Quaintaince James, Australian retailer David Jones & member of the Australian Attorney-General’s

Department Supply Chains Working Group Source: http://www.cips.org/en/supply-management/news/2016/january/australian-retailer-david-jones-targets-slavery-free-supply-chain/


Fighting Human Trafficking in Supply Chains

= Good for Business, Good for Everyone

From defensive to strategic: Demonstrating due diligence and best practice in responding to human rights violations in supply chains is good for business, it is strategic and gives a company a competitive edge. Example: Nike

One step at a time:Start with first 2 Tiers of your supply chain, then move upwards. This is a long term process and commitment.

Good for everyone:In the long run ethical sourcing and supply chain transparency means is better for business, better for people, and better for global economic development.


Additional Resources

BSR Migrant Worker Management Toolkit: http://www.bsr.org/reports/BSR_Migrant_Worker_Management_Toolkit.pdf

ILO Combating Forced Labor Handbook:http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_101171.pdf

OECD Guidelines: http://www.oecd.org/corporate/mne/48004323.pdf

UN Guiding Principles: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf

http://www.bsr.org/reports/BSR_Migrant_Worker_Management_Toolkit.pdf



http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---declaration/documents/publication/wcms_101171.pdf



http://www.oecd.org/corporate/mne/48004323.pdf



http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf




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