WHITE STUFF GROUP 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

Your whole organisation Human resources Executive-level staff Procurement staff Your suppliers Other

Worker engagement and working conditions

Your suppliers Trade unions or worker representative groups Civil society organisations Professional auditors Businesses in your industry or sector

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

Other monitoring

Anti Slavery International carries out worker centred high level risk assessments at our DC, gender disaggregated. Our MOU with ITF assesses risks among transport workers in our GNFR supply chain.

Demonstrated progress

We disclose which next steps we plan to take in the year ahead.

Reported risks and mitigations

• Risk: State Imposed Forced Labour - In China, reported evidence demonstrates presence of links between global supply chains and the use of a workforce forced to work by the State under repressive policies.
• Area: Within your supply chains
• Tier: Tier 1 suppliers Tier 2 suppliers Tier 3 suppliers and below
• Group: Women Migrants Refugees Other vulnerable groups
• Location: China
• Mitigation: We have diverted the purchase of cotton raw material out of China, and are planning on applying the Global Rights Compliance’s Risk Identification Toolkit that will support us with strategies to identify risks of SIFL across business operations in China. This work will help us – from procurement officers to human rights specialists – assess potential exposure to forced labour programmes. The methodology looks beyond the XUAR, recognising that SIFL risks may exist elsewhere in China.
• Risk: Absence of Freedom of Association - The right to FOA, CBA and freedom of expression and the lack of, is directly linked to high prevalence of modern slavery in all its forms.
• Group: Women Migrants Refugees
• Location: Bangladesh China India Cambodia Sri Lanka Morocco Tunisia Turkey
• Mitigation: We are strengthening our policy on FOA and Workers representation and working towards its successful implementation. We are gathering data on of FOA among our suppliers, what is already there in terms of policy and where are the gaps that need to be plugged, through a workers representation mapping exercise, and the application of a risk mapping tool. We are expanding this work on all Export Zones.
• Risk: Distribution Centre - as much of DC workforce employs migrant, temporary and agency workers, we work to identify any potential human rights or labour rights risks.
• Area: Within your own operations
• Group: Women Migrants
• Location: United Kingdom
• Mitigation: We work with Anti Slavery International to identify any potential human rights or labour rights risks for workers in our UK warehouse and get understanding of the experiences of workers during recruitment and operations. We apply The ITF Principles for Decent Work in Warehousing, Distribution and LogisticsFundamental Principles And Rights At Work; Safe Jobs; Secure And Decent Jobs; Harassment And Violence-Free World Of Work; Just Transition; FOA; Grievance Mechanisms