Further to our note highlighting litigation risks for the abuse of migrant and children workers becoming a top business risk, food manufacturers have now admitted they are failing to put in place basic safeguards to protect vulnerable workers in their supply chains; one in five admitted they have no way of finding out even the name and address of suppliers in their supply chain, a basic first step for identifying and ending abuses, while over half do not have a plan in place to find out who is in their supply chain. Notes to Editors: About Achilles - Achilles creates and manages a global network of collaborative industry communities, allowing trading partners to share high quality, structured, real-time data. 40% of the food manufacturers do not believe they are likely to be hit by mounting legislation and 29% do not think it will damage their reputation. The report also highlights that many companies fail to take into account how much money they spend on legal fees when dealing with complaints about child labour or other forms of abuse. As of last year, businesses found to be using labour in supply chains face hefty fines under various laws such as the UK Government's Modern Slavery Act.
Further to our note highlighting litigation risks for the abuse of migrant and children workers becoming a top business risk, food manufacturers have now admitted they are failing to put in place basic safeguards to protect vulnerable workers in their supply chains; one in five admitted they have no way of finding out even the name and address of suppliers in their supply chain, a basic first step for identifying and ending abuses, while over half do not have a plan in place to find out who is in their supply chain. 40% of the food manufacturers do not believe they are likely to be hit by mounting legislation and 29% do not think it will damage their reputation. The report also highlights that many companies fail to take into account how much money they spend on legal fees when dealing with complaints about child labour or other forms of abuse. As of last year, businesses found to be using labour in supply chains face hefty fines under various laws such as the UK Government's Modern Slavery Act.