Identify Red Flags for Forced Labor in Your Supply Chain

The presence of forced labor in global supply chains has come under increased scrutiny with US Customs enforcement through seizures of suspected shipments. Many companies don’t realize how little they know about their supply chains until they begin the exercise of mapping down to the raw materials. But the lack of knowledge about supply chain risk is no excuse in the eyes of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, so it's never too soon to start mapping your supply chain.

It's also important to understand the various kinds of data you need to collect from your extended supply chain, which can alert you to the presence of forced labor and other human rights abuses. For example:

• Can you be sure that every high-risk raw material chain of custody is unbroken?

• Are there inconsistencies between the number of workers at a factory and the production output?

• Are any of the facilities in your extended supply chain associated with blocked suppliers?

Managing forced labor risk depends on accurately collecting data that could point to red flags within your supply chain where further data collection, audits and corrective action could play a role.

How Sourcemap Can Help

Following best practices for supply chain due diligence makes it possible to know whether you are at risk before it’s too late. It is no longer enough to only map your supply chains down to your Tier 1 suppliers. Sourcemap helps companies collect vast amounts of data on their supply chains: name and addresses of their suppliers, sub-suppliers, sub-sub-suppliers, farm GPS, staffing, purchase records, all to make certain the supply chain is up to standards.

Download our Forced Labor Due Diligence Fact Sheet to learn more, or get in touch to speak directly with one of our experts.