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Consumer Goods Supply Chain multi-stakeholder collaboration launched at M&S in October 2013

Consumer Goods Supply Chain multi-stakeholder collaboration launched at M&S in October 2013 Objective “To reduce forced labour, labour trafficking and other hidden third party labour exploitation”. Stronger Together provides…. Free “Tackling Modern Slavery in Business” good practice toolkit

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Consumer Goods Supply Chain multi-stakeholder collaboration launched at M&S in October 2013

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  1. Consumer Goods Supply Chain multi-stakeholder collaboration launched at M&S in October 2013 • Objective “To reduce forced labour, labour trafficking and other hidden third party labour exploitation”

  2. Stronger Together provides… • Free “Tackling Modern Slavery in Business” good practice toolkit • Free “Tackling Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains” toolkit • Free tools and resources – posters, leaflets, videos, template policies and forms, induction, training packages • Regional workshops and a range of training solutions • Support for businesses in tackling modern slavery • A network to share good practice

  3. Stronger Together so far… • Gained traction within UK consumer goods supply chain • Guidance and resources valued by business as practical and helpful • Home Office and IASC signposts business to Stronger Together • Over 2000 delegates from 1100 UK employers of all sizes have attended workshops and pledged to implement good practice to reach over 700,000 workers • Now developing into new industry sectors and overseas

  4. Supporting business in tackling modern slavery 5 Key Success Factors in developing a collaborative sector programme • Requires leader brands, buy in from top of the supply chain and requirement for supply chains to participate • Engage, make the business case and win hearts and minds – make it a supportive and safe place for business • Provide practical, positive, solution focused guidance and resources that work in the real world whilst at the same time removing barriers - cost, ignorance, time, resources • It’s difficult, complex and hard work - keep working • Build on/adapt existing work - don’t reinvent the wheel

  5. A collaborative “beyond audit” programme to build better businesses and long term sustainability in the UK garment, home and general merchandise supply base • Currently operated by ASOS, Debenhams, John Lewis, New Look, River Island and now joined by M&S, Next and Shopdirect with their UK supply base • Fast Forward programme includes, training, support website and a framework for ongoing supplier engagement to improve social compliance • Forensic audit has highlighted indicators of forced labour (which have been reported to authorities) and heightened risks with labour providers and intermediaries • Scoping an overseas rollout for 2017

  6. Clearview Global Labour Provider Certification Scheme • Pioneering global supply chain fair recruitment initiative • To drive good practice in labour supply of “vulnerable” workers and tackles labour broker fees which cause debt bondage • Being developed by the Association of Labour Providers and NSF International – a global certification body • Multi-stakeholder Technical Advisory Committee of retailers, suppliers, audit bodies, GLAA, ETI, IHRB and IOM • To launch Summer 2017

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