26 March 2020, the UK Government updated its guidance on identifying, reporting and responding to Modern Slavery.
Modern Slavery is not limited to high volume production in far off lands, such as face masks, much of it is here today; right under our noses in small scale business.
Supply chain audits and awareness training for staff are essential.
Modern Slavery is often found in agriculture, factories, cleaning, nail bars and hand car washes but no business is immune. All businesses and organisations need to raise awareness of the suffering modern slavery brings, teach people what to look out for and how to report concerns.
The Modern slavery Act requires organisations operating in the UK, with a worldwide turnover of £36million or more to publish details on the steps they have taken in the last 12 months to remove slavery and human trafficking from their supply chains.
Latest Government guidance includes:
Full details of the UK Governments response can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/modern-slavery
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