Now that you’ve found human rights abuses in your supply chain, what are the next steps? What does remediation look like for workers?
Modern slavery, forced labour and human rights: The business case beyond compliance
18th - 19th October 2018 - London
Now that you’ve found human rights abuses in your supply chain, what are the next steps? What does remediation look like for workers?
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10:30
For large companies, the occurrence of human rights abuses in the supply chain is inevitable. If you look hard enough, you will uncover something. And if you don’t look hard enough, someone will uncover it for you. Knowing how to respond quickly and effectively is essential to protect the individuals involved, and the reputation of the business. In this session, we’ll work through a fictional case study of a human rights scandal. We’ll detail the practical steps a business should take in the short and medium term. We’ll discuss:
Remediation: What does this look like for the workers?
Crisis response: Who should be involved internally? What do you say in the first 24 hours? How do you communicate with the press, NGOs, customers, employees
Supplier engagement: What’s the best way to deal with a bad apple in the supply chain? Is there an appropriate time to cut ties? When?
Justine Currell
Unseen
Executive Director
David Pettet
Reckitt Benckiser
Social & Human Rights Senior Manager
Michael Quayle
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Associate
Paul Callum
Hope For Justice
Director, Slave-Free Alliance
Michael Spenley
Spenley Ltd
Director
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