#ask the question campaign – The Salvation Army UK ask businesses to stamp out modern slavery
by Catherine MALLET
The Salvation Army in the UK thinks many businesses are falling short of what is needed to ensure the slave-free Britain that government, police, NGOs and other stakeholders in the sector are calling for. They are encouraging all of us to ask companies to tell us what they are doing to ensure their supply chains are slave-free. They believe that together we can encourage all UK businesses – large and small - to take responsibility for helping us stamp out modern slavery for good. #askthequestion was first launched by the Modern Slavery Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show this year.
How does it work?
The idea is to encourage people to share a photo of something they bought or a service they used and to post it on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram to the business which made or provided it, asking “is this slave free?” and using both hashtags #askthequestion and #slavefree. Businesses should respond with a link to their slavery and human trafficking statement or an admission that this is something with which they so far failed to comply. You can read our Modern Slavery Statement here.
HRH Princess Eugenie shares why she cares about modern slavery and what people can do to help.Watch the video and find out more about this initiative here
www.salvationarmy.org.uk/askthequestion
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