DEFINITIONS
Caritas considers that modern slavery includes:
- Human Trafficking
- Forced work, through mental or physical threat
- Being owned or controlled by an employer through mental or physical abuse or the threat of abuse
- Being dehumanised, treated as a commodity or being bought or sold as property
- Being physically constrained or to have restriction placed on freedom of movement
COMMITMENT
- Caritas acknowledges its responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and is committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking within its own businesses and in its supply chains. Caritas understands that this requires an ongoing review of both its internal practices in relation to its labour force and its supply chains.
- Caritas has a zero tolerance policy towards modern slavery. It will refrain from entering into business, and/or will discontinue any current business with any other organisation which knowingly supports or is found to involve itself in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE
- Caritas considers its exposure to modern slavery to be limited. However, we have taken steps to ensure that such practices do not take place in our business nor the business of any organisation that supplies goods and/or services to us.
- In the operation of our business, Caritas main supply chains are those related to the provision of services. Caritas considers its main exposure to the risk of slavery and human trafficking to exist in its supply chains.
This statement is made in pursuance of Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.