The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the Australia Modern Slavery Act, the Canada Modern Slavery Act, the European Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and the European Union Forced Labour Regulation (EUFLR) are just a few of the global regulations enacted as countries look to codify and enforce protections against forced labor.
To comply with today’s regulations, corporations face a significant challenge to map their upstream supply chain to ensure it remains free of forced labor inputs. While it is relatively straightforward to assess tier one suppliers given the typical strength of these relationships, vetting beyond these suppliers is much more challenging. Relationships wane and questionnaires and site visits have limited value as investigations move up the supply chain.
Global corporate data and trade records help sourcing, procurement, and compliance teams fill the gap in supply chain visibility. At Sayari, we’re helping customers across verticals and all over the world adapt to regulations and respond to forced labor risk using the largest commercially available collection of corporate and trade data.
We’ve compiled our best resources on managing forced labor risk in supply chains, including our recent masterclass that shares techniques on uncovering hidden risk.
Masterclass: Uncovering Hidden Forced Labor Risk in Supply Chains
Our latest masterclass, Uncovering Hidden Forced Labor Risk in Supply Chains, shares techniques on combatting forced labor as we approach the third year of enforcement of the UFLPA.
Importers continue to grapple with the challenges of identifying non-obvious exposure to supply chain inputs made with forced labor. Publicly available corporate data and trade records are a critical complement to supplier questionnaires and internal supply chain data in effectively complying with global forced labor regulations.
Surface level risk such as inclusion on watchlists, corporate registration, and adverse media mentions is somewhat straightforward to uncover, but there can still be barriers to identifying these entities. However hidden, non-obvious risk — such as complex ownership structures and activities of subtier suppliers — requires access to corporate and trade data to cost-effectively and efficiently uncover risk. Our masterclass demonstrates techniques for identifying exposure to this hidden forced labor risk in the supply chain.
Figure 1: Types and examples of surface level risk and hidden risk in supply chains
In addition, the masterclass summarizes recent developments in the regulatory landscape and trends in UFLPA enforcement by the CBP.
Additional resources for managing forced labor risk
Here are additional free resources to help sourcing, procurement, and compliance teams understand their exposure to and triage forced labor risk in supply chains.
Tip Sheet | Identifying Forced Labor Risks in Domestic Chinese Supply Chains – Traditional supply chain analysis and mapping techniques have proven insufficient for mitigating forced labor risks associated with Chinese suppliers that often source domestically. In this quick guide, learn how publicly available corporate ownership information can enhance your forced labor compliance programs by expanding due diligence to include suppliers’ parent companies, subsidiaries, and branches.
Webinar | Techniques for More Effective Supply Chain Forced Labor Risk Identification – Companies must move beyond supplier disclosures in order to comply with forced labor regulations. Learn how public corporate records, combined with trade data, provide sourcing, procurement, and trade compliance teams with enhanced insight into their forced labor risk.
Report | EV Batteries and Forced Labor: Investigating Possible Links Between CATL and Xinjiang-Based Companies – The lithium-ion battery supply chain is being increasingly scrutinized for inputs from forced labor. Get details on the investigation by Sayari analysts into the presence of forced labor in EV battery production.
Report | Anton Oilfield Services: A Case Study in Assessing Supply Chains for Forced Labor Risk – Traditional supply chain analysis and mapping techniques such as vendor questionnaires and audits can fall short of providing companies with the comprehensive risk analysis they need to comply with forced labor law. See how Sayari analysts use corporate records and international trade data to reveal hidden exposure to potential forced labor.
Webinar | CSDDD, EUFLR, UFLPA: Developing a Coordinated Response to Global Supply Chain Regulations – Discover the scope, mandates, and penalties of these forced labor regulations, and learn from a panel of experts how to comply with all three regulations.
Tip Sheet | Global Forced Labor Regulations – Multinational corporations must contend with a host of forced labor regulations. This short cheat sheet includes a summary of each law’s provisions, scope, and penalties as well as key dates and relevant links.
Insight | 5 Best Practices for Onboarding and Investigating Sub-Tier Suppliers – Some forced labor regulations, like the CSDDD, require covered entities to conduct due diligence not only on their own operations but also on those of their subsidiaries and other entities within their direct and indirect business relationships. Get best practices to help onboard and investigate beyond tier one suppliers.
Insight | 3 Tips for Reading Public Records in Languages You Don’t Speak – Forced labor investigations often involve reading and interpreting corporate documents written in languages you don’t speak. This resource provides tips on learning naming conventions, understanding transliteration, and handling international trade names.
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