Benchmarks help identify and share leading practices, enabling companies to improve their standards and procedures. The KnowTheChain benchmarks aim to help companies protect the wellbeing of workers by incentivizing companies and identifying gaps in each sector evaluated. KnowTheChain published its first set of benchmarks in 2016, and the second set, covering more than 120 companies, in 2018.
Key Findings
Overall Score
An evaluation of ICT companies' efforts to protect workers in their supply chains from forced labor.
ICT companies are taking little action to ensure workers have a voice throughout their supply chain.
ICT companies are taking steps to trace their supply chains beyond first-tier suppliers.
While some firms have leading policies on recruitment fees, more action is needed across the sector.
Key Findings
Overall Score
An evaluation of Food & Beverage companies' efforts to protect workers in their supply chains from forced labor.
Action needed to protect migrant and seasonal agriculture workers during recruitment.
Companies have started to trace commodities, but efforts are limited in scope.
Integration of labor standards needs to be accompanied by efforts to reward suppliers with strong labor practices.
Key Findings
Overall Score
An evaluation of Apparel and Footwear companies' efforts to protect workers in their supply chains from forced labor.
Action needed to protect workers during recruitment process.
Apparel companies taking little action to ensure workers have a voice throughout their supply chain.
Greater commitment needed by apparel companies to address and remediate abuses.
Key Findings
Overall Score
An evaluation of ICT companies' efforts to protect workers in their supply chains from forced labor.
ICT companies are not doing enough to ensure workers have a voice throughout their supply chains.
Some ICT have leading policies on recruitment fees, but more action is needed across the sector.
The majority have commitments to address forced labor, yet there is a disconnect between the policies and effective implementation of these policies.
Key Findings
Overall Score
An evaluation of Food & Beverage companies' efforts to protect workers in their supply chains from forced labor.
Companies are not doing enough to monitor and address risks related to exploitation of workers through recruitment agencies used by their suppliers.
The majority of companies disclose commitments to address forced labor; however, only 13 out of 38 companies report that they deliver training on forced labor to their suppliers.
The average company takes little or no action to engage with and empower workers in its supply chains to ensure they are able to understand and enforce their rights.
Key Findings
Overall Score
An evaluation of Apparel and Footwear companies' efforts to protect workers in their supply chains from forced labor.
Companies are not doing enough to support responsible recruitment practices, including the prevention of worker-paid recruitment fees in their supply chains.
Most companies disclose a supply chain standard that addresses forced labor; however, there is less disclosure on how companies engage with local stakeholders on the issue of forced labor.
The average company discloses limited efforts to engage with and empower workers in its supply chains to ensure they are able to understand and enforce their rights.
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