Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy

1. POLICY STATEMENT

1.1 Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another to exploit them for personal or commercial gain.

DATRO Consortium Ltd, have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all business dealings and relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in the business or in any part of the supply chains.

1.2 DATRO Consortium Ltd is committed to ensuring there is transparency in the business and in its approach to tackling modern slavery throughout its supply chains. DATRO Consortium Ltd expects the same high standard from all of their contractors, suppliers and other business partners. As part of the contracting processes, DATRO Consortium Ltd includes specific prohibitions against the use of forced, compulsory or trafficked labour, or anyone held in slavery or servitude, whether adults or children. DATRO Consortium Ltd expects that their suppliers will hold their own suppliers to the same high standards.

1.3 This policy applies to all persons working for DATRO Consortium Ltd on their behalf in any capacity, including employees at all levels, contractors, external consultants, third-party representatives and business partners.

2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE POLICY

2.1 WWFM-DSAP has overall responsibility for ensuring this policy complies with DATRO Consortium Ltd ethical obligations, and that all those under their control comply with it.

2.2 WWFM-DSAP has primary and day-to-day responsibility for implementing this policy, monitoring its use and effectiveness, dealing with any queries about it, and auditing internal control systems and procedures to ensure they are effective in countering modern slavery.

2.3 Supervisors at all levels are responsible for ensuring those reporting to them understand and comply with this policy and are given adequate and regular training on the issue of mod-
ern slavery.

3. COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY

3.1 All employees of DATRO Consortium Ltd will ensure that they read, understand and comply with this policy.

3.2 The prevention, detection and reporting of modern slavery in any part of the business or supply chains is the responsibility of all those working for DATRO Consortium Ltd or under their control. Any activity that might lead to, or suggest, a breach of this policy should be avoided.

3.3 WWFM-DSAP must be told, as soon as possible, if you believe or suspect that a conflict with this policy has occurred or may occur in the future.

3.4 Concerns about any issue or suspicion of modern slavery in any part of DATRO Consortium Ltd business or supply chains should be raised with WWFM-DSAP at the earliest possible
stage.

3.5 Breaches or suspicion of breaches of this policy must be notified to WWFM-DSAP as soon as possible.

3.6 DATRO Consortium Ltd aims to encourage openness and will support anyone who raises genuine concerns in good faith under this policy, even if they turn out to be mistaken. We are committed to ensuring no one suffers any detrimental treatment because of reporting in good faith their suspicion that modern slavery of whatever form is or may be taking place in any part of our own business or in any of our supply chains. Detrimental treatment includes dismissal, disciplinary action, threats or other unfavourable treatment connected with raising a concern. Any such treatment will not be tolerated, and incidents should be reported to WWFM-DSAP immediately.

4. COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS OF THIS POLICY

4.1 Training on this policy, and on the risk the business faces from modern slavery in its supply chains, forms part of the induction process for all individuals who work for DATRO Consortium Ltd

4.2 Our zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery will be communicated to all suppliers, contractors and business partners at the outset of our business relationship with them and reinforced as appropriate thereafter.

5. BREACHES OF THIS POLICY

5.1 Any employee, unless identified as a victim of modern slavery, who breaches this policy will face disciplinary action that may result in dismissal for misconduct or gross misconduct.

5.2 DATRO Consortium Ltd will consider terminating our relationship with other individuals and organisations working on our behalf if they breach this policy.

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