METROLINE TRAVEL LIMITED

Policies described

Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery

Training described

Procurement staff

Worker engagement and working conditions

Your suppliers Trade unions or worker representative groups

Social audits

Third party audit arranged by your supplier

Grievance mechanisms

Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups

Demonstrated progress

Braddell Limited measures progress through supplier risk assessments, audit outcomes and corrective actions implemented. During the reporting period, the company continued to use the Sedex risk assessment framework, enhanced supplier due diligence and maintained whistleblowing channels for workers and suppliers. Looking ahead, Braddell has committed to enhancing employee training and continuing to strengthen its approach to identifying and managing modern slavery risks across its supply chain.

Reported risks and mitigations

• Risk: Garment workers, including migrant and female workers, manufacturing driver uniforms in subcontracted factories in Bangladesh.
• Area: Within your supply chains
• Tier: Tier 2 suppliers
• Group: Women Migrants Children
• Location: Bangladesh
• Mitigation: We have identified driver uniform manufacturing in Bangladesh as a higher-risk supply chain area. To mitigate this risk, suppliers are assessed through Sedex risk reviews covering labour standards, worker welfare and ethical practices. Suppliers complete self-assessment questionnaires and provide compliance evidence. Independent social audits are reviewed where appropriate, with corrective actions agreed, monitored and closed to improve labour standards and protect workers.
• Risk: Assembly-line operatives and contracted workers manufacturing BYD battery-electric buses supplied in Chongqing, China.
• Group: Women Migrants Children Other vulnerable groups
• Location: China
• Mitigation: We have identified BYD bus manufacturing in China as a higher-risk supply chain area. To address this risk, suppliers are assessed through Sedex risk reviews and due diligence processes. Where available, independent third-party audit information is reviewed to assess labour standards and worker welfare. We engage with suppliers on any identified concerns and monitors corrective actions to support ethical employment practices and continuous improvement.
• Risk: Temporary vehicle maintenance technicians recruited through labour agencies to carry out bus maintenance and refurbishment activities in the UK.
• Area: Within your own operations
• Group: Migrants Other vulnerable groups
• Location: United Kingdom
• Mitigation: We have identified the use of agency labour within vehicle maintenance and refurbishment activities as a higher-risk area. To address this risk, labour providers and suppliers are subject to due diligence and compliance checks. We monitor supplier performance, reviews employment practices and investigates any concerns raised. Where issues are identified, corrective actions are agreed and monitored to promote fair treatment, legal compliance and worker welfare.