Findings by Theme
Overall Score: 30
The 2020/2021 benchmark assesses 49 of the largest ICT companies across the benchmark's seven themes, which were developed to capture the key areas where companies need to take action to eradicate forced labor from their supply chains: commitment; traceability and risk assessment; purchasing practices; recruitment; worker voice; monitoring; and remedy. There are a total of 21 indicators across the seven themes. For each theme a company can score a total of 100 points.
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Summary of Results
Recruitment is the third-lowest-scoring theme in the benchmark. No company receives a full score on the theme of recruitment.
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Indicator Sectors
Recruitment Approach
The company has a policy that requires direct employment in its supply chain, and requires employment and recruitment agencies in its supply chain to uphold workers' fundamental rights and freedom...
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The company requires that no worker in its supply chains should pay for a job—the costs of recruitment (i.e., recruitment fees and related costs) should be borne not by the worker but by the emp...
Read MoreMonitoring and Responsible Recruitment
The company takes steps to ensure the employment and/or recruitment agencies used in its supply chains are monitored to assess and address risks of forced labor and human trafficking. Further, it ...
Read MoreRights of Workers in Vulnerable Conditions
To avoid the exploitation of migrant workers and other workers in vulnerable conditions in its supply chains, the company takes steps to ensure these workers understand the terms and conditions of...
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NOTABLE EXAMPLE
Recruitment Fees: Apple discloses the cumulative amount which has been reimbursed to workers since 2008 (US$30.9 million), as well as the process by which it calculates reimbursement amounts. The amounts are determined based on the fees identified through worker interviews and verification with labor agencies or suppliers. The company also outlines the repayment process with its suppliers: the supplier is notified of the violation; the supplier signs probation and repayment terms; the supplier submits a repayment plan to Apple for approval; the supplier makes the repayment to the worker; and a third-party auditor verifies the payment at the supplier site.
Responsible Recruitment: Applied Materials discloses a project focused on assessing forced labor risks in the supply chains of three Asiabased suppliers. It reports that this includes evaluating suppliers’ processes for hiring migrant workers, mapping the journeys of workers and associated recruiting processes, and developing corrective action plans to address the gaps identified.
Rights of Workers in Vulnerable Conditions: HP reports that it worked with a supplier to improve working hours and give longer lead times. As part of these efforts, training was delivered to 450 migrant workers on their rights, and the supplier transitioned temporary workers to be hired directly in order to avoid discrimination and unfair treatment.
Overall Score: 30
The 2018 benchmark covers 38 companies including four Asian companies, two Australian companies, ten European companies, one Middle Eastern company, 18 North American companies, and three Latin American companies.
SEE SCORES & RANKINGSSummary of Results
Given that the agricultural sector is known to rely on seasonal workers who are often hired using third-party labor agencies and are vulnerable to exploitation, it is concerning that recruitment is the lowest scoring theme in the benchmark. Less than half of the companies in the benchmark have p...
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SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Recruitment Approach
The company has a policy that requires direct employment in its supply chains, and requires employment and recruitment agencies in its supply chains to uphold workers' fundamental rights and freed...
Read MoreRecruitment Fees
In its relevant policies or standards, the company requires that no fees be charged during any recruitment process in its supply chains-the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker b...
Read MoreMonitoring and Responsible Recruitment
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Read MoreRights of Workers in Vulnerable Conditions
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Read MoreMonitoring and Ethical Recruitment
The company ensures employment and/or recruitment agencies used in its supply chains are monitored to assess and address risks of forced labor and human trafficking, and provides details of how it...
Read MoreMigrant Worker Rights
To avoid the exploitation of migrant workers in its supply chains, the company ensures migrant workers understand the terms and conditions of their recruitment and employment, and also understand ...
Read MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Recruitment Fees: Apple discloses the cumulative amount which has been reimbursed to workers since 2008 (US$30.9 million), as well as the process by which it calculates reimbursement amounts. The amounts are determined based on the fees identified through worker interviews and verification with labor agencies or suppliers. The company also outlines the repayment process with its suppliers: the supplier is notified of the violation; the supplier signs probation and repayment terms; the supplier submits a repayment plan to Apple for approval; the supplier makes the repayment to the worker; and a third-party auditor verifies the payment at the supplier site.
Responsible Recruitment: Applied Materials discloses a project focused on assessing forced labor risks in the supply chains of three Asiabased suppliers. It reports that this includes evaluating suppliers’ processes for hiring migrant workers, mapping the journeys of workers and associated recruiting processes, and developing corrective action plans to address the gaps identified.
Rights of Workers in Vulnerable Conditions: HP reports that it worked with a supplier to improve working hours and give longer lead times. As part of these efforts, training was delivered to 450 migrant workers on their rights, and the supplier transitioned temporary workers to be hired directly in order to avoid discrimination and unfair treatment.
Overall Score: 37
The 2018 benchmark covers 43 companies, including one African company, 12 Asian companies, 14 European companies, and 16 North American companies.
SEE SCORES & RANKINGSSummary of Results
Given that the agricultural sector is known to rely on seasonal workers who are often hired using third-party labor agencies and are vulnerable to exploitation, it is concerning that recruitment is the lowest scoring theme in the benchmark. Less than half of the companies in the benchmark have p...
READ FULL RESULTS
SEE METHODOLOGY
Indicator Sectors
Recruitment Approach
The company has a policy that requires direct employment in its supply chains, and requires employment and recruitment agencies in its supply chains to uphold workers' fundamental rights and freed...
Read MoreRecruitment Fees
In its relevant policies or standards, the company requires that no fees be charged during any recruitment process in its supply chains-the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker b...
Read MoreMonitoring and Responsible Recruitment
Netus feugiat fugit pariatur perferendis! Eros ad lacus pede? Sodales occaecat imperdiet vehicula curae felis hendrerit corrupti eligendi cubilia nam quasi exercitation, cupiditate unde iste sunt cum delectus
Read MoreRights of Workers in Vulnerable Conditions
Netus feugiat fugit pariatur perferendis! Eros ad lacus pede? Sodales occaecat imperdiet vehicula curae felis hendrerit corrupti eligendi cubilia nam quasi exercitation, cupiditate unde iste sunt cum delectus
Read MoreMonitoring and Ethical Recruitment
The company ensures employment and/or recruitment agencies used in its supply chains are monitored to assess and address risks of forced labor and human trafficking, and provides details of how it...
Read MoreMigrant Worker Rights
To avoid the exploitation of migrant workers in its supply chains, the company ensures migrant workers understand the terms and conditions of their recruitment and employment, and also understand ...
Read MoreNOTABLE EXAMPLE
Recruitment Fees: Apple discloses the cumulative amount which has been reimbursed to workers since 2008 (US$30.9 million), as well as the process by which it calculates reimbursement amounts. The amounts are determined based on the fees identified through worker interviews and verification with labor agencies or suppliers. The company also outlines the repayment process with its suppliers: the supplier is notified of the violation; the supplier signs probation and repayment terms; the supplier submits a repayment plan to Apple for approval; the supplier makes the repayment to the worker; and a third-party auditor verifies the payment at the supplier site.
Responsible Recruitment: Applied Materials discloses a project focused on assessing forced labor risks in the supply chains of three Asiabased suppliers. It reports that this includes evaluating suppliers’ processes for hiring migrant workers, mapping the journeys of workers and associated recruiting processes, and developing corrective action plans to address the gaps identified.
Rights of Workers in Vulnerable Conditions: HP reports that it worked with a supplier to improve working hours and give longer lead times. As part of these efforts, training was delivered to 450 migrant workers on their rights, and the supplier transitioned temporary workers to be hired directly in order to avoid discrimination and unfair treatment.