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Responsible labour management
Modern slavery — where people are exploited through practices such as forced labour, debt bondage, human trafficking or coercion — presents a real and growing risk for agricultural businesses operating in global supply chains.
Ethical business practices respect the dignity, safety and freedom of every person behind a bottle of Australian wine. They underpin trust among customers, retailers and regulators and help businesses maintain market access and meet regulatory expectations.
Ethical Business Guide and accompanying Communications Guide
This Ethical Business Guide and accompanying Communications Guide have been developed to help the grape and wine sector better understand these risks, put practical safeguards in place, and take meaningful action to prevent exploitation of the people it employs.
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Protecting the People Behind Australian Wine: An Ethical Business Guide
This guide explains what ethical business means in simple terms and includes practical tools and examples to help wine businesses spot and reduce the risk of modern slavery, such as worker exploitation.
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Protecting the People Behind Australian Wine: A Communications Guide
This guide helps wine businesses communicate clearly and honestly about how they’re managing ethical risks in their workforce and supply chain to build trust with workers, buyers, consumers and industry partners.
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The contractor checklist mentioned in this guide is available for you to download and use.