Agenda item

Notice of Motion under Section 10 of Part 4 (Rules of Procedure) the Council's Constitution, proposed by Cllr.D.Cawsey and seconded by Cllr.A.Thomas as follows:-

This Council notes:

·         Though slavery was abolished in 1833, there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. Figures from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) suggest that there are more than 40 million people in modern slavery across the world, with nearly 25 million held in forced labour

·         There were 3,805 victims of modern slavery identified in the UK in 2016. A rising number but still well below the 10-13,000 potential victims estimated by the Home Office.

·         Modern slavery is happening nationwide. Traffickers and slave masters use whatever means they have at their dispersal to coerce, deceive and force individuals into a life of abuse, servitude and inhumane treatment. This can include sexual and criminal exploitation.

·         The Welsh Government has been at the forefront of ensuring the £6bn spent in the public sector in Wales does not support illegal and unfair employment practices including Modern Slavery, through its Ethical Employment in Supply Chains Code of Practice.

This Council believes:

·         That actions need to be taken to raise awareness of modern slavery and the fact that it is happening all over the UK including Wales.

·         Those Councils have an important role to play in ensuring their contracts and supplies do not contribute to modern day slavery and exploitation.

This Council resolves:

(1)    To support the Welsh Government’s Ethical Employment in Supply Chains Code of Practice andinserting provisions where appropriate in contracts ensuring our potential suppliers fulfil commitments contained within the Code.

(2)    To create a Modern Slavery Statement that sets out how the Council will seek to tackle Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. A report shall be brought to Cabinet and Cabinet Scrutiny Committee setting out the content of this statement and proposals for implementation for members to consider and approve.

(3)    To receive a public report annually on the work being done by the Council to tackle modern day slavery and on the implementation of the Welsh Government’s Ethical Employment in Supply Chains Code of Practice

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:           That Council notes:

 

1.    Though slavery was abolished in 1833, there were more slaves today than ever before in human history. Figures from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) suggested that there were more than 40 million people in modern slavery across the world, with nearly 25 million held in forced labour;

2.    There were 3,805 victims of modern slavery identified in the UK in 2016. A rising number but still well below the 10-13,000 potential victims estimated by the Home Office;

3.    Modern slavery was happening nationwide. Traffickers and slave masters used whatever means they had at their dispersal to coerce, deceive and force individuals into a life of abuse, servitude and inhumane treatment. This could include sexual and criminal exploitation;

4.    The Welsh Government had been at the forefront of ensuring the £6bn spent in the public sector in Wales did not support illegal and unfair employment practices including Modern Slavery, through its Ethical Employment in Supply Chains Code of Practice;

This Council believes:

 

5.    That actions needed to be taken to raise awareness of modern slavery and the fact that it was happening all over the UK including Wales;

6.    Those Councils had an important role to play in ensuring their contracts and supplies did not contribute to modern day slavery and exploitation;

 

 

This Council agrees:

 

7.    To support the Welsh Government’s Ethical Employment in Supply Chains Code of Practice and insert provisions where appropriate in contracts ensuring our potential suppliers fulfil commitments contained within the Code;

8.    To create a Modern Slavery Statement that set out how the Council would seek to tackle Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. A report would be put to Cabinet and Cabinet Scrutiny Committee setting out the content of this statement and proposals for implementation for Members’ consideration and approval;

9.    To receive a public report annually on the work being done by the Council to tackle modern day slavery and on the implementation of the Welsh Government’s Ethical Employment in Supply Chains Code of Practice