Indicates whether the organization has a written policy against forced labor and a system to monitor compliance of this policy.
Forced Labor Policy (OI9650)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Forced Labor Policy (OI9650). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote the relevant details of their forced labor policy, including how it is enforced.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the organization’s policy on forced labor, which is any work or service which individuals are forced to do against their will under the threat of punishment. Forced labor takes different forms, including debt bondage, trafficking, and other forms of modern slavery.
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Organizations can refer to the following source for further guidance: International Labour Organization standards on forced labor (http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/forced-labour/lang--en/index.htm).
Related metrics
This metric has 1 related submetrics.
Impact Categories & Themes
Cross Category
Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
SDG Goals & Targets
Gender Equality
- SDG Target 5.1
- SDG Target 5.2
- SDG Target 5.5
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.5
- SDG Target 8.6
- SDG Target 8.7
- SDG Target 8.8
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Metric History
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June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
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January 2020 - IRIS+ v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS+ v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS+ v4.0 Released
New metric. Forced Labor Policy (OI9650) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Group.