IDENTIFYINGSALIENTRISKS

The Covid-19pandemic has placed huge pressures on Health and Safety, reducedthe job security in many regions, and hit vulnerable groups of workers very hard. Many regions have seen political upheavals and natural disasters increasing the issue of refugees and migrants in many surrounding countries and beyond. This makes it much more difficultto identify and defend the human rights of hidden, trafficked and abused migrants who are being employed in the casual unregulated labour markets around the globe.

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Sensitivity: Operational

HelpforHeroesTradinghave identifiedour salienthuman rights risksto be:

• Healthand safetyconditionsforworkers.

• Workinghours.

• Fairwages andsocialsecurity.

• Unauthorised sub-contracting

• Discriminationandharassment.

Thesehave been identifiedthroughknowledgeof prominentrisksinthegeographicalareas weare operatingin(egTurkey, Chinaand Bangladesh) and the typeofApparel and Textlesproductionwe undertake.AlsobyworkingwithETI to understand issuesas they emergeor develop.

Wewillcontinueworkingto further map out our supplychain (beyondTier1) withcontinuedreview and monitoringoffactory audits.Byinteracting and havingconversationswithsuppliersand engagingwithother ETImembers,wewillput our focus onthe salientriskswe have identifiedand workingto managetheserisks.