Construction has been identified by the Home Office as a high?risk sector for modern slavery due to its complex supply chains, multiple levels of sub?contracting and high turnover of labour on projects, and there are a number of initiatives led by Build UK members designed to help employers ensure workers are recruited responsibly and work free from exploitation:
Stronger Together, the campaign led by CIOB, offers a wide range of free resources, including a toolkit to help identify and prevent modern slavery within your operations and supply chain.
The Supply Chain Sustainability School has published a new operational toolkit, developed by Action Sustainability, which contains free resources such as posters, toolbox talks and videos, to help those involved in site setup and management tackle the exploitation of workers on site.
Berkeley Group, Galliford Try, Laing O’Rourke and Skanska have worked with anti?slavery charity Unseen to release a video raising awareness of the signs of modern slavery on site.
Unseen operates a confidential modern slavery and exploitation helpline to report any concerns, which can be contacted on 08000 121 700 or online.
