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Dictionary termChild labourWork that children are too young to perform or work that, because of its nature or conditions, harms their health, safety, development or education under applicable international and national standards.Read the full definition Dictionary termRemediationRemediation is the process of addressing, correcting or making good an adverse impact after it has occurred.Read the full definition programme in every sourcing region
Typical treatment across 5 reviewed regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.
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| Market | Typical treatment | Legal basis | What is required |
|---|---|---|---|
| European UnionEU | Conditional | Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)Official text ↗Empowering Consumers Directive (EmpCo)Official text ↗Forced Labour RegulationOfficial text ↗ View legal reasoningUCPD; FLR context (forced labour); CSDDD for large buyers | Programme existence, coverage %, Dictionary termMonitoringThe continuous or periodic collection, analysis and use of information to track implementation, conditions, risks and progress against defined expectations.Read the full definition -and-Dictionary termRemediationRemediation is the process of addressing, correcting or making good an adverse impact after it has occurred.Read the full definition results (e.g. CLMRS data); cannot imply zero child labour. |
| United KingdomUK | Conditional | DMCC Act 2024 — CMA green-claims enforcementOfficial text ↗Modern Slavery Act 2015 — s.54 (TISC)Official text ↗ View legal reasoningCMA Code; MSA s.54 consistency | Programme metrics consistent with Dictionary termModern slaveryModern slavery is an umbrella term for severe exploitation such as forced labour, human trafficking, slavery-like practices and servitude.Read the full definition statement. |
| United StatesUS | Conditional | View legal reasoningFTC Act s.5; UFLPA for forced-labour screening | Coverage and Dictionary termOutcomeA short- or medium-term change in behaviour, capacity, practice, condition or performance that follows from outputs and moves a system towards or away from a longer-term impact.Read the full definition data; no absolute-free implication. |
| CanadaCA | Conditional | Competition Act greenwashing provisions (Bill C-59)Official text ↗Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains ActOfficial text ↗ View legal reasoningCompetition Act s.74.01(1)(b.1); Supply Chains Act s.11(3) | Evidence consistent with filed report incl. Dictionary termRemediationRemediation is the process of addressing, correcting or making good an adverse impact after it has occurred.Read the full definition -of-income element. |
| AustraliaAU | Conditional | View legal reasoningACL s.18; MSA s.16 consistency | Programme data consistent with Dictionary termModern slaveryModern slavery is an umbrella term for severe exploitation such as forced labour, human trafficking, slavery-like practices and servitude.Read the full definition Statement. |
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