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Modern slavery training

Modern Slavery Training Initiative

Unseen is a UK charity that provide safehouses and support in the community for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery. They also run the UK Modern Slavery and Exploitation Helpline and work with individuals, communities, business, governments, other charities and statutory agencies to stamp out slavery. Unseen empowers individuals and organisations to combat exploitation with expert training and creative awareness-raising…

Workers Legally Allowed to Work in UK

Employers are expected to carry out checks to ensure that people on their sites are legally able to work in the UK. Employers should be implementing the following process: Obtain original versions of the various documents allowed/ required, which would often include a passport; Check all of the documents validity in front of the person concerned; Make and retain copies of the…

Employer’s Guide to Right to Work Checks

Illegal working often results in abusive and exploitative behaviour, the mistreatment of illegal migrant workers, tax evasion and poor housing conditions. It can also undercut legitimate businesses and have an adverse impact on the employment of people who are lawfully in the UK. Under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (the 2006 Act), an employer may…

Modern Slavery and Ethical Sourcing

Ethical sourcing is a term that is becoming more and more prominent as governments and organisations strive to create a more global, equal and fair working environment. The focus is to ensure products are being sourced from environments where workers are treated well, paid well and working in respectable conditions. In the construction industry, we must be aware of any…

Monitoring the Legitimacy of the Workforce

In order to maintain high levels of safety and legal regulation, the industry must monitor the legitimacy of its workforce. The following procedures and checks should be in place to monitor the workforce: There should be a process in place to check the legitimacy of the workforce either before arrival on site or upon arrival, with spot checks as necessary,…

Spotting the Warning Signs of Modern Slavery

Modern slavery encompasses slavery, human trafficking, forced or compulsory labour and domestic servitude. In March 2015, the Modern Slavery Act was introduced by the UK government to give protection to victims and hand-down harsh penalties to offenders, who now face up to life imprisonment if they are convicted of modern slavery offences. Individuals working in the country illegally due to…

Modern Day Slavery Graphics

As part of their site set up, this contractor has used a whole wall to create a large, visible iconographic around modern day slavery and statistics related to it along with a contact number for the modern slavery helpline – a free, confidential, 24/7 with over 200 languages. The graphic is positioned outside of a high flow area near the…

Supply Chain Modern Day Slavery Audits

As part of their commitment to removing any forms of modern day slavery from the supply chain, this contractor has set up face to face modern day slavery audits for all of their supply chain. Any supplier providing labour is audited on an annual basis, this includes a face-to-face audit at the supplier’s main office and follows a standardised set…

Using Spot Checks to Prevent Illegal Working

Individuals working in the country illegally due to their immigration status will often be victims of abuse and exploitations or caught in a situation now defined as modern slavery. Spot checks can be made to make sure as far as possible that everyone working on your site is doing so legally. The Home Office’s recommended Right to Work checks, is…

Closed Hand Signal Modern Slavery Awareness

This contractor has trained their site workforce and the supply chain to recognise and understand what to do in the event of someone showing them the closed hand signal, which identifies someone as being a victim of trafficking. They did this through encouraging the workforce to carry out Stronger Together’s e-learning courses and placing posters around the project on the…

Spotlight on… posters

Spotlight on… posters have been designed for general display in and around site welfare facilities. The Scheme has developed a collection of A3 posters from the series of ‘Spotlight on…’ learning toolkits. This resource has proven valuable for display on site and raising awareness amongst the workforce and visitors. To purchase these products, click here. To download a free electronic…

English Lessons and Other Qualifications for Speakers of Other Languages

This contractor have been working collaboratively with Lambeth College and London South Bank University (LSBU), to pilot a  programme which aims to upskill diverse members of their workforce who are foreign and often struggle with the English language, providing them with the opportunity to learn and feel more comfortable engaging with other people on site. This voluntary course will also…

Hope for Justice Site Membership

On this project they have undergone four online sessions with external organisation Hope for Justice speaking to their team and contractor supervisors about raising awareness of Modern Slavery with specific reference to the construction industry. They had attendance of  around 80 people from site, and was followed up by multi-lingual posters and hand outs to share across site. Since these…

Scotland Against Modern Slavery

The construction industry is particularly at risk of modern slavery and unethical labour practices. To help combat this, the contractor have become Corporate Partners of Scotland Against Modern Slavery, a forum including the Scottish Government, public organisations and businesses. Scotland Against Modern Slavery exists to help eradicate the atrocity of human trafficking and raise awareness across the Scottish business community…

Ethical Labour Practices and Human Rights Webinar

The project Team marked International Human Rights Day by hosting a live webinar with guest speaker Annabel Short, Senior Advisor of the Built Environment for the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB). The webinar was open to all staff as well as clients, consultants and supply chain partners. The discussion covered what human rights mean in practice in the…

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