Ethical Procurement: Products Made with Forced Labor
This brief is designed to assist procurement specialists in making ethical sourcing choices in regard to forced labor in the Uyghur Region. Other briefs in this series provide the background and context necessary to make ethical choices. This guide turns to more practical aspects specific to procurement.
Businesses play a critical role in developing alternative sources for raw materials and intermediate goods. Businesses can help create global value chains free of forced labor by building business relationships and securing contracts for non-tainted supplies that might exist, distributing investments and development funds to other countries to expand production capacity, and writing anti-forced-labor clauses into tenders and contracts. With a forward looking strategy, your organization can position itself to have access to forced-labor-free supplies and materials and build resilience in your supply chains.