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| | | ... ISS ESG data, approximately 30% of the ASX 300 are linked to 5 or more products with well-established reports of forced labour or child labour, including cocoa, coffee, rubber gloves, and cobalt, which is used in electronics. The Modern Slavery Scorecard ... |
| | | | The Australian government recently ratified the Forced Labour Protocol, committing the federal government to enhanced responses to one of the sources of modern labour. The ratification, which occurred before the May 14 Federal election was called, brings ... |
| | | | ... companies such as Thailand, India, Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which have reported incidents of forced labour and child labour. Secondly, the report finds that "the majority of S&P/ASX 300 modern slavery statements do not extend ... |
| | | | ... allegations that in China's Xinjiang province, people from the minority Uighur community are being used for forced labour in the manufacture of cotton textiles. In response to these allegations, global brands such as Nike have announced that they ... |
| | | | ... toolkit to help business and investors take action to improve human rights standards in their supply chains and combat forced labour, human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery. (Image courtesy of Walk Free) The launch is timed to help businesses ... |
| | | | ... chains are in Australia, or overseas." Modern slavery - which may exist in many forms including as human trafficking, forced labour or debt bondage - continues to affect millions of workers around the world with some estimates putting the figure as high ... |
| | | | ... areas assessed. These areas include development in gender equality, responsible purchasing practices, child and forced labour, and transparency. Outland Denim achieved an A+ ethical grade with more Australian brands including Kookai, Cotton On and Country ... |
| | | | ... UN, 40 million people, worldwide, live in modern slavery conditions, with an estimated 24.9 million of these in forced labour. It is estimated that in Australia alone, some 15,000 people could be living in modern slavery conditions. Ausbil has consulted ... |
| | | | ... include workers' exposure to toxic materials, unfair wages, failure to obtain proper consent in clinical trials and forced labour in production of raw materials for medical devices." The report contains checklists for companies to assess their readiness ... |
| | | | ... reporting to GRESB said they have policies in place to address social issues including diversity and equal opportunity, forced labour, safety, and worker rights. Meanwhile, 85% of participants measure and monitor the impact of their operations on communities ... |
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