Modern Slavery Statement
ILSI's statement on modern slavery: our own organisational commitments, and our frontline role identifying and responding to forced labour and trafficking.
Modern slavery — forced labour, debt bondage, and human trafficking — is one of the most severe harms that can occur within labour migration. ILSI holds a dual responsibility on this issue: to keep modern slavery out of our own organisation and supply chain, and to identify and respond to it wherever it appears in the corridors we serve.
Our own organisation and supply chain
- ILSI's code of conduct and anti-corruption policy prohibit any form of forced labour, debt bondage, or exploitative recruitment practice within ILSI itself or by anyone contracted to act on its behalf.
- Suppliers to ILSI, described in our procurement page, are expected to meet responsible recruitment standards for their own workforce, particularly where they employ migrant workers.
- ILSI does not charge placement or recruitment fees to members, and does not benefit financially from any recruitment transaction — see legal status.
Identifying modern slavery in our corridors
Because ILSI members work inside the recruitment and employment systems most at risk of exploitation, our casework is often positioned to identify indicators of forced labour or trafficking early — passport confiscation (see passport taken), debt bondage tied to illegal recruitment fees, and severe restrictions on a worker's freedom of movement.
Our response
Where casework indicates a member may be a victim of trafficking or forced labour, ILSI staff are trained under our safeguarding policy to prioritise the member's immediate safety, refer to appropriate law enforcement and specialist anti-trafficking organisations, and support the member through recovery and, where relevant, formal legal proceedings via our lawyer directory.
Working with employers and governments
ILSI's employer due diligence reviews and government policy advisory work both treat modern slavery risk as a central concern, particularly recruitment fee structures and document retention practices that create the conditions for forced labour.
Anyone with information about suspected forced labour or trafficking connected to ILSI members or partners should contact us urgently through Get Help or, where it concerns ILSI's own conduct or a partner organisation, through our whistleblower channel.
Ongoing review
This statement is reviewed periodically, and updated as ILSI's corridors, supply chains and risk understanding evolve, particularly as the Nepal pilot expands to additional sectors or the institution begins work in new origin countries. The version published here reflects ILSI's current commitments and practice.