HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE
Last year, 50 million people around the world were living in modern slavery: 28 million in forced labor and 22 million in forced marriages. That’s 10 million more than in 2016. Women and children are especially vulnerable.
GREEN WORLDWIDE IS DEDICATED TO DOING OUR PART TO END THESE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.
We have adopted a forced labor policy, stated our expectations in our employee and business partner Codes of Conduct, and are implementing a human rights due diligence program.
Here we will share resources, provide transparency, and report on our progress.
FORCED LABOR POLICY
Green Worldwide Shipping is committed to eradicating, and prohibits the use of, forced labor, human trafficking, modern slavery, and/or any other type for forced or compulsory labor in its global value chain. Green also requires that its suppliers and business partners have the same or similar commitment.
HUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE PROGRAM
We have developed our Human Rights Due Diligence program in collaboration with third-party experts and utilizing a variety of resources from different stakeholder groups.
The program is designed to conform with all relevant legislation concerning forced labor and with international best practices, such as the OECD Responsible Supply Chain Framework. It takes a risk-based approach that includes risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and due diligence.
To respond to our ever-changing global value chain, we will implement the program continuously based on cyclical iterations that include the review and, when necessary, update of our policy statement document. Cyclical iterations shall also include business partner engagement, data collection, risk remediation and public reporting.
The program is further described in our Forced Labor Policy Statement.
GRIEVANCE MECHANISM
If you become aware of or suspect any use of forced labor in our global value chain, or conditions that create a risk of forced labor, please notify Green promptly at [email protected].
Green employees and business partners are required to do this by our Codes of Conduct.
All reports are taken seriously and investigated, and if substantiated, resolved through corrective action. Corrective action is determined through review of the business relationship by the relevant department and may include, but is not limited to, suspension or termination of the business relationship.
NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE
Need help? United States: 1 (888) 373-7888
SMS: 233733 (Text “HELP” or “INFO”)
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week
Languages: English, Spanish and 200 more languages
Website: https://humantraffickinghotline.org
TAT (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS TRUCKERS AGAINST TRAFFICKING)
Established in 2009, TAT started with a simple yet powerful belief: that every truck driver can be a crucial ally in the fight against human trafficking. Since then, TAT has grown to encompass a greater portion of the transportation industry, forming deep alliances to maximize collective effort through programs that include innovative training, partnerships with law enforcement and advocacy efforts. Using targeted systems change as their model, they’ve raised awareness about trafficking, who it targets and its signs, and equipped individuals to take action whenever their lives intersect with it and its victims.
Green is proud to be a Bronze-level sponsor of TAT.
TRANSPORTATION LEADERS AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING
The Department of Transportation’s Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking (TLAHT) initiative is comprised of transportation and travel industry stakeholders working jointly to maximize their collective impact in combating human trafficking.
Green Worldwide Shipping is proud to be a TLAHT pledge signatory, committed to employee education, raising public awareness, and measuring our collective impact toward eliminating human trafficking.
All business is undertaken subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service as approved by the NCBFAA which can be found at https://www.greenworldwide.com/terms-conditions/