UK Electronics Watch Webinar: Modern Slavery in the Electronics Supply Chain?
According to the International Labour Organization about 21 million men, women and children around the world work in conditions of slavery and forced labour today. Documented forced labour practices in the electronics industry include student "intern" workers in China who are forced to work as regular workers for one or two years in order to obtain their educational diplomas, and excessive recruitment fees and deceptive recruitment practices resulting in debt bondage among electronics workers in Malaysia.
In the UK, the Modern Slavery Act (2015) requires organisations with an annual turnover equal to or greater than £36m to publish a statement setting out the steps that the organisation has taken to ensure that slavery, forced labour, and human trafficking are not taking place in any of its supply chains or in any part of its own business. The British Government has published Guidance for compliance with the Transparency in the Supply Chain provisions of the Modern Slavery Act.
Electronics Watch can help organisations comply with the Modern Slavery Act and prevent modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking in the supply chain. To find out how, UK organisations can join a Webinar on the Modern Slavery Act on Wednesday 4 May, 2-3pm GMT. To confirm your place, please register here. A briefing note outlining the key provisions of the British Government's Guidance and Electronics Watch tools and procedures relating to the Guidance is available for registrants.