MODERN SLAVERY POLICY
In accordance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, Mossgiel Organic Farm is committed to a work environment that is free from human trafficking, forced labour and unlawful child labour (collectively “human trafficking and slavery”). It also strongly believes that it has a responsibility for promoting ethical and lawful employment practices.
Accordingly, Mossgiel Organic Farm will not knowingly use unlawful child labour or forced labour in the manufacture of the products it sells, nor will it accept products and/or services from suppliers that employ or utilise child labour or forced labour.
RATIONALE
Human trafficking and slavery are crimes under UK and international law. These crimes exist in countries throughout the world. This policy statement thus defines Mossgiel Organic Farm commitment to ensuring that human trafficking and slavery does not exist within its own business, but also provides how Mossgiel Organic Farm will make efforts to eradicate the same from other businesses with whom it shall maintain a relationship (and especially from within its supply chain).
Mossgiel Organic Farm has appointed Bryce Cunningham as it’s senior compliance officer (its Anti- Slavery and Human Trafficking Officer) and will take appropriate steps to ensure not only its own compliance but also that these requirements are followed by its suppliers, subcontractors and/or business partners (collectively by its “Suppliers”) worldwide.
All Supplies are therefore required to adhere to the following:
DEFINITIONS
Human Trafficking: the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation.
Forced Labour: all work or service, not voluntarily performed, that is obtained from an individual under the threat of force or penalty.
Harmful Child Labour: consists of the employment of children that is economically exploitative, or is likely to be hazardous to, or interfere with, the child’s education, or to be harmful to the child’s health, or physical, mental, spiritual, moral, or social development.
REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPLIERS:
- Will not use forced or compulsory labour, i.e., any work or service that a worker performs involuntarily, under threat of penalty;
- Will ensure that the overall terms of employment are voluntary;
- Will comply with the minimum age requirements prescribed by applicable laws
- Will compensate its workers with wages and benefits that meet or exceed the legally required minimum and will comply with overtime pay requirements;
- Will abide by applicable law concerning the maximum hours of daily labour;
- Will not engage in any practice of slavery, servitude, forced labour, compulsory labour and/or human trafficking outside the UK which would constitute an offence if that conduct took place within the UK; and
- Will ensure that any sub-contractors or suppliers from whom they source goods and/or services for incorporation in those supplied to Mossgiel Organic Farm, also adhere to these requirements.
REPORTING
Any breach of this Policy (including by a Supplier) can be reported (in confidence, if required) by contacting Mossgiel Organic Farm senior compliance officer Bryce Cunningham.
CONSEQUENCES
Mossgiel Organic Farm takes any breach of this Policy extremely seriously.
Suppliers who are found to have or be engaging in human trafficking or slavery will be liable to have any supplier agreement, arrangement or other contract with Mossgiel Organic Farm terminated immediately, without compensation.
If a Supplier to Mossgiel Organic Farm is found in violation of this policy, Mossgiel Organic Farm will take prompt action which may include terminating any supply agreement, arrangement or other contract with that Supplier (as above). It shall also take such other (remedial) steps as the Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Officer shall determine to be necessary to address the violation and seek to prevent its re-occurrence.
