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MODERN-SLAVERY-COMPLIANCE5 MIN READ

Worked Walkthrough: Build a Forced-Labour Indicator Screen

Build a screening question set that detects patterns of forced-labour indicators.

The supplier questionnaire asks for a forced-labor policy but does not detect the conditions that can create forced labor. Translate indicators into observable questions and evidence requests. A yes/no policy question gives suppliers an easy compliant answer while missing recruitment debt, document retention, wage withholding, movement restriction, and retaliation risk. Pick indicators Select indicators most relevant to the category: fees, documents, wages, overtime, housing, threats, or subcontracting. A screen is stronger when it is category-specific instead of asking every supplier the same generic question. Ask observable questions Convert each indicator into a fact question: who recruits, who holds documents, what…

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