Property, construction and modern slavery guide

Corporate human rights reporting in Australia has changed

The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) makes boards responsible for public statements about their entities’ efforts to assess and manage the risk of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. More importantly, it has triggered an increase in stakeholder expectations around human rights and is influencing major business decisions in terms of investment, partnership or procurement.

Approximately 18% of global modern slavery victims are found in the property and construction sector., and the sector faces an elevated risk of modern slavery within its operations and supply chains as a result of factors such as:

high demand for low-skilled labour force
poor visibility over long and complex supply chains
low-tier suppliers operating in high-risk geographies
tight project deadlines and seasonality.

Property, construction & modern slavery: A practical guide

KPMG Australia and the Australian Human Rights Commission have collaborated to bring you Property, construction & modern slavery a practical guide to:

highlight key modern slavery risk areas across the operations and supply chains of property and construction organisations
provide tips for the property and construction sector on leading practice and a rights-based approach to managing modern slavery risk
foster transparent modern slavery reporting for the benefit of organisations, government and the people at risk of harm.

Property, construction & modern slavery guide

Practical responses for managing risk to people

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Property, construction and modern slavery webinar

On 11 August 2020, KPMG Partner Nigel Virgo and Director Jean-Louis Haie, with AHRC's Chief Executive Padma Raman discussed the risks of modern slavery in property and construction.

Modern Slavery Act: How to prepare for mandatory due diligence

The 2023 Modern Slavery Act review recommended the introduction of mandatory modern slavery due diligence for businesses.

To understand your obligations and learn how to prepare and respond to strengthened modern slavery due diligence reporting requirements, read our report: Modern Slavery Act: Prepare for mandatory due diligence.

Modern slavery risks in the property and construction sector are only increasing in the COVID-19 context. Taking a rights-based approach to modern slavery risk management helps your business to move beyond a compliance-focused approach and to respond effectively to the modern slavery risks in your operations and global supply chains.

Padma Raman

Chief Executive

Australian Human Rights Commission