-
This toolkit is the result of a collaboration between the Chartered Institute of Builders and Stronger Together. It provides guidance and good practice for responsible employers and labour providers operating in the construction industry. Its aim is to support businesses set up their own policies to safeguard against human trafficking in their workforce, on sites, and in subcontracted organisations and labour providers. -
This Framework offers a checklist guide of specific Standards of Ethical Practice for firms involved in cross-border recruitment of workers, and outlines a Verification and Certification System designed to protect workers against specific patterns of vulnerability and abuse. The SEP include: - a checklist of operating rules for firms engaged in the cross-border recruitment and movement of workers The VCS outline includes: - an outline of elements and principles to be adopted by organisations that wish to measure, certify, and ensure compliance of particular enterprises with the SEP The Framework also details a list of recommendations which are informed by ManpowerGroups’s pragmatic experience in responsible cross-border recruitment of workers, and Verite’s expertise in creating verification systems to protect human rights. It is intended as the first phase in a three-phase project, the second phase is a demonstration project with interested groups, the third phase is the development and dissemination of results, assessments, further recommendations and supporting materials for the wider replication and adaptation of the Framework.Credit: Verite & Manpower Group
-
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs that promotes workers' rights around the world. Through this guide, they share what companies can do to create the enabling conditions for the payment of living wages, in line with their commitment to the ETI Base Code. They outline their expectations of ETI members and provide guidance on winning senior executives’ support for living wages. The guidance includes practical steps for developing living wage strategies and collaborating with stakeholders to identify sustainable, scalable solutions. It also covers the vital question of how to offset the cost of increased wages, and includes the experience of ETI members.Credit: Ethical Trading Initiative
-
The ICCR is a coalition of faith-based investors. This guidance looks at emerging best practice trends in eight companies from high risk sectors, analysing their developments in corporate ethical recruitment policies and identifying gaps for improvement. The key learning points provided in the guidance can be used as a starting point for businesses to develop their own policies.Credit: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)
-
This Code of Conduct was developed by the World Employment Confederation, a trade association representing private employment services at the global level. Its members must agree to its Code of Conduct ensuring fair recruitment and employment practices. The Confederation intends to set out acceptable standards of professional practices to which private employment services are committed and expected to operate. Members are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct and promote its principles towards all relevant stakeholders.Credit: World Employment Confederation
-
The Walk Free Foundation was established by Andrew Forrest, the Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, after he found labour exploitation within his own supply chains and took a number of steps to prevent modern slavery affecting his business. This comprehensive guide considers corporate policy on modern slavery and provides both guidance and tools to implement it. It includes advice on corporate policy and provides template examples of a number of tools.Credit: Walk Free Foundation & Verite
-
The Walk Free Foundation was established by Andrew Forrest, the Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, after he found labour exploitation within his own supply chains and took a number of steps to prevent modern slavery affecting his business. This comprehensive guide considers corporate policy on modern slavery and provides both guidance and tools to implement it. It includes advice on corporate policy and provides template examples of a number of tools.
Credit: Walk Free Foundation and Verite
-
Stronger Together is a multi-stakeholder initiative which aims to reduce modern slavery. It provides guidance, training and resources to organisations, employers, labour providers, workers and their representatives. This free collection of resources includes pragmatic guidance and toolkits, and resources for the workplace including multilingual posters, leaflets and template policies. This leaflet is intended for distribution in the workplace, and asks employees five basic questions to raise awareness of exploitation and encourage those who may be unwittingly exploited to report their abuse. It is published in 8 languages.Credit: Stronger Together
-
This Guide applies the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to the specific context of employment and recruitment agencies. Recognising that each company is different, it is intended to help agencies “translate” respect for human rights into their own systems and company cultures. In December 2011, IHRB and Shift were selected by the European Commission (Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry) to develop sector-specific guidance on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, as set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.Credit: Shift & Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB)
-
The Fair Hiring Toolkit is a resource which addresses fair hiring practice and responsible recruitment of migrant workers in global supply chains. It focuses on all levels of an organisation to tailor tools and advice appropriately and is a step-by-step process of how to implement trafficking-free supply chains. This includes providing a Framework for Action for brands and suppliers, and supplying guidance for governments, advocates, investors, auditors and other stakeholders. The Frameworks offer advice on: - Improving Codes of Conduct - Raising awareness and building capacity - Strengthening assessments and social audits - Taking corrective action & developing systems improvement plans - Reporting and transparency - Engagement with other actors - Public policyCredit: Verite
-
This is a guide produced by the think tank IHRB for tackling the exploitative recruiter practices of charging recruitment fees and confiscation of workers’ practices. The report gives background information regarding the extent of these practices, the current national and international legal frameworks, the business response to the problem and challenges to businesses, and ends with recommendations to businesses.Credit: Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB)
-
This is a briefing produced by the think tank IHRB on forced labour, its indicators and which industries are particularly affected. It covers how company practice can leave workers vulnerable to modern slavery and lists key standards that work to protect workers against the type of exploitation.Credit: Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB)
-
Sedex is a global NGO which provides the world's largest collaborative platform for sharing responsible sourcing data on supply chains. The Sedex Stakeholder Forum (previously the Associated Auditor Group) brings together brings together leaders across the ethical trade and responsible sourcing industry to discuss the challenges they collectively face and solve those problems collaboratively. This guidance provides information on how to spot signs of exploitation for auditors and audit readers. It includes a list of indicators of exploitation, based on operational practice, which can increase a person's risk to human trafficking. It also highlights the importance of protecting potential victims, and advises auditors on how to capture evidence and document potential exploitation of workers. It is intended for use by auditing bodies, ethical sourcing initiatives and brands to help them understand the risks of forced labour, and enhance their existing auditing protocols.Credit: Sedex
-
These guidelines were created by the ITP Anti-Trafficking Working Group made up of major hotel brands. This was done in consultation with Verite, the Recruitment and Employment Federation, and the Institute for Human Rights and Business. The guidelines include examples of conducting background checks on agencies, questions to ask agencies, document checks, and guidance on contracting. This resource gives examples of: - “Good Recruitment Charter” - Detailed Guidelines for Establishing Terms and Conditions with Recruitment AgenciesCredit: International Tourism Partnership
-
The GLAA (formerly GLA) is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom regulating the supply of workers to the agricultural, horticultural and shellfish industries, and any associated processing and packaging industries. It has been granted police-style powers to investigate labour abuse and exploitation across all aspects of the UK labour market. Specific public authorities now have a duty to notify the Secretary of State of any person in England and Wales suspected of being a victim of human trafficking. This 10 minute video is an excellent resource for demonstrating the methods traffickers use to entrap and exploit people through modern slavery. Credit: Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority -
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs that promotes workers' rights around the world. This guide is for companies to help them prevent and manage labour rights risks, and understand why engagement, negotiation and collaboration is key.Credit: Ethical Trading Initiative
© Stop Slavery Network. Website by: Count Creation