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