After 5 years and over 16,300 #ModernSlavery statements, the Modern Slavery Registry is now closed.
Find all our resources, analysis & historical statements at https://t.co/SQnN7OHwk9 ๐๏ธ
The UK Government has now launched its modern slavery statement registry ๐
Companies can provide a link to their most recent statement from today ๐ https://t.co/FQktVrhiyR
After 5 years and over 16,300 #ModernSlavery statements, the Modern Slavery Registry is now closed.
Find all our resources, analysis & historical statements at https://t.co/SQnN7OHwk9 ๐๏ธ
Modern Slavery Registry is closing!
All the #ModernSlavery statements weโve recorded over the years will be publicly accessible via the @BHRRC website along with analysis, compliance data & other resources ๐
In 2021, the UK Government will launch its own public registry and begin collecting #ModernSlavery statements.
The Registry will be closing soon โ but youโll be able to find over 16,300 historical statements at the @BHRRC website.
Over the past 5 years weโve collected over 16,300 #ModernSlavery statements, produced 5 reports & engaged closely with the UK govt, Anti-Slavery Commissioners & companies.
Stay tuned for our final report โ we'll be exploring key insights & trends from 5 years of reporting ๐
Modern Slavery Registry will close this month! ๐
As the UK Government prepares to launch its own public registry and begin collecting #ModernSlavery statements this year, all our historical statements & data will be moving to the @BHRRC website.
Stay tuned for more info ๐๏ธ
Australian Govt publishes 1st #ModernSlavery statement- we welcome its focus on high risk industries for the public sector incl construction & textiles.
Govt must now follow its own standards on responsible procurement
@ModSlaveryReg @pcarrier26
https://t.co/0KjiIU4gdu
We welcome plans to strengthen the #ModernSlaveryAct, but the UK must go further if it wishes to keep up with Europe on #BHR.
Transparency alone doesn't work. Weโre calling for a mandatory duty to prevent human & labour rights harms through due diligence & legal liability.
#Covid-19 has led to increased poverty and precarity, leaving workers in global #SupplyChains vulnerable to #ForcedLabour and #ModernSlavery.
On #AntiSlaveryDay, weโre calling for #HRDD & a corporate duty to prevent human and labour rights abuses.
Read more ๐
For #AntiSlaveryDay Dame Sara on #SupplyChains for @TRF_Stories - โThe majority of businesses still fail to connect the impact of their purchasing decisions on the most vulnerable workers in farms, fields and factories around the world.โ
https://t.co/EPCHCCZk5h
Is the #UK Modern Slavery Act the best way to tackle modern slavery?
BHRRC's Patricia Carrier explore the need for #mHRDD to tackle #ForcedLabour in supply chains ๐ https://t.co/wufqbhdNSZ #AntiSlaveryDay
@NeillWilkins of @ihrb reflects on the poor quality of #ModernSlavery statements published under the UK & Australian legislation:
โItโs about time that CEOs put their names to statements that are actually worth reading.โ
Read more ๐ https://t.co/cufsxY8stc
The next @LibDems leader must do more to ensure โbetter businessโ and the protection of #HumanRights and the environment.
@LaylaMoran signed @corecoalitionโs and @traidcraftexchโs pledge. Will @EdwardJDavey do the same?
๐ https://t.co/9n3RFX4RdQ
#Bizhumanrights
Explore the Registryโs key word search feature to see what companies are doing to address the risks of #ModernSlavery and #LabourExploitation in their operations and #SupplyChains.
๐ https://t.co/ajZMUR1SVC
#BuildingBackBetter after #Covid19 means listening to workersโ voices and engaging with their #TradeUnions.
Yet only 4.9% of companiesโ latest statements published under the UK #ModernSlaveryAct mention trade unions.
This is not good enough.
The #ITUC is calling on the #G20 governments to act urgently and decisively to protect and promote employment as the world faces continuing destruction of jobs and economic activity due to the #COVID19Pandemic
https://t.co/BJtRRQtlH1
๐ Check it out! @ALDIAustralia โs first statement published under the Australian #ModernSlavery Act on our Registry
See what ALDI is doing to address the risks of modern slavery in its operations and supply chains.
๐ https://t.co/ZF3pkluuEL
'In 2020, governments can no longer plead ignorance to the realities of modern slavery. Leaders are now either part of the problem or part of the solution.'
@WalkFree's @KatharineBryant & @CHRI_INT's Sneh Aurora on what Commonwealth Govts should do to tackle #ModernSlavery โฌ๏ธ