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China-Private-Sector-Assessment.Pdf China Private Sector Assessment A Preliminary Scoping Study The primary objective of the study is to provide a broad-based overview of the private sector in China as a stakeholder in combating modern slavery in the country PB The Mekong Club Thailand Private Sector Assessment The Mekong Club Thailand Private Sector Assessment 1 The Mekong Club 1. Contents 2. Objectives of the Study 4 The Mekong Club is a catalyst 8.3. Banking Industry 32 for change – engaging, inspiring and supporting the private 3. Definition of Terms 5 8.4. Tourism, Food Service & Hospitality 36 sector to eradicate slavery from their business. Given that the 8.4.1. Food Service 36 majority of modern-day slavery 4. Demographic Overview & Key Social Trends 6 8.4.2. Tourism 36 exists in the private sector, these companies are ideally placed to 4.1. Population Distribution 6 9. Construction 37 help turn the tide of this global 4.2. Social Indicators 8 epidemic. The only organisation of its kind, 4.3.1. Human Development Index (HDI) 8 10. Modern Slavery and human trafficking 38 The Mekong Club steers away 4.3.2. Poverty Rate 8 10.1. Overview 30 from the approach taken by other players in this space, which is to 10.2 Excerpts from the USA “Trafficking in Persons” ‘name and shame’ companies – 5. The Labour force 9 Report – June 2018 Update 39 ousting bad behaviour or issues 5.1. Employment and Income 9 related to this subject. Instead, 10.2.1. General 39 we believe in starting and ending 5.1.1. Employment Distribution 9 with collaboration. 5.1.2. Income 9 10.2.2. State-Sponsored forced labor 39 In fact, The Mekong Club 10.2.3. Sex Trafficking 40 originally formed as a direct 5.2. Gender Gap 12 response to the growing 5.3. Minimum Wage 12 number of companies looking to develop strategies to address 5.4. Competitiveness 14 forced labour risk through a professional forum. Divided into 6. Economic Outlook 16 industry-specific working groups, these networks meet regularly to learn, share best practices, 7. Business Environment 17 and network with other like- 7.2. Transparency 21 minded professionals. Member companies also work together to achieve an annual deliverable 8. The Mekong Club Target Sectors 22 which will work towards producing tangible results in the 8.1. Wholesale and Retail 22 fight against forced labour. 8.1.1. General 22 8.1.2. The fishing industry 23 8.2. Manufacturng 24 8.2.1. General 24 8.2.2. Electronics Industry 25 8.2.3. Automotive 26 8.2.4. Apparel 27 2 The Mekong Club Thailand Private Sector Assessment The Mekong Club Thailand Private Sector Assessment 3 2. Objectives of the Study 3. Definition of Terms The primary objective of the study is to provide a broad- Throughout the report the following definitions will apply to the use of the terms based overview of the private sector as a stakeholder in human trafficking, forced labour, bonded labour and contract slavery, as specified by combating modern slavery in the country. More specifically The Mekong Club. the study aims to generate a knowledge base from which The Mekong Club can approach the private sector in order FORCED BONDED LABOUR HUMAN TRAFFICKING to create awareness and offer cooperative solutions for the LABOUR AND CONTRACT SLAVERY eradication of modern slavery in corporate supply chains; the core focus of the Mekong Club’s mission. An act (1) carried out by a All work or service which is Bonded labour begins when a The following secondary objectives specify the details of third party, through different extracted from any person worker borrows money from means (2), for the purpose of underthe menace of any an employer and commits the data that need to be gathered in order to fulfil the exploitation (3). penalty and for which the themselves to work scope of the study: person has not offered for the employer in return. For children under age 18 it is themselves voluntarily. sufficient to demonstrate Contract slavery involves the act of moving a child for deceiving or illegal contracts the purpose of exploitation. signed by victims who cannot understand them,and used to justify forced labour. 1. Act of: Threat of penalty Common features of Bonded • Give an overview of the demographic landscape • Recruitment • Physical and/or sexual Labour and economic conditions in China • Transportation violence. • Transfer • Imprisonment or physical • The employer manipulates • Harbouring confinement. interest rates or charges • Detail the characteristics of the labour force in • Receipt • Withholding of wages, excessive rates. China by looking at factors such as size, average unreasonable fees or financial • The employer imposes income, distribution, key issues 2. By means of: penalties. high charges for • Threat • Withholding of identity food, accommodation, • Provide a detailed analysis of the private sector • Force or coercion documents. transportation, or tools. • Abduction • Unfair dismissal or exclusion • The employer charges in terms of size of industries, number of workers • Fraud from future employment. workers for shortfalls in and key players • Deception • Deprivation of food or shelter. business output or days • Abuse of power • Exclusion from community, missed due to worker • Provide in-depth reports on the Banking/finance, • Abuse of vulnerability social life or denunciation to sickness. Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture and community/family. 3. For the purpose of: • Intimidation and other threats. Common features of Contract Retail and hospitality industries • Exploitation Slavery • Slavery or similar practices Lack of Valid Consent • Contracts are in a language • Identify the current state of modern slavery in • Servitude • Worker deceived about the the victim does not China • Prostitution wages they would receive. understand. • Removal of organs • Worker cannot leave • Contracts are presented to • Forced labour and service employment as they must victims who cannot read. remain for an undefined period • Victim is told fines and to repay debts to employer. penalties will follow if he • Worker made to work by breaks the contract. family. • Deception or fraud during recruitment stages. HUMAN TRAFFICKING FORCED LABOUR BONDED LABOUR emphasizes the movement of is often a consequence victims of human trafficking and CONTRACT SLAVERY emphasizes are two forms of forced labour the exploitative condition the victim suffers 4 The Mekong Club Thailand Private Sector Assessment The Mekong Club Thailand Private Sector Assessment 5 China’s population distribution by age shows the impact of the one-child policy in the past. 4. Demographic Overview & Key Social Trends Currently the population is divided as follows: the youth (0-14) constitutes 16.7% of the population, the economically active (15-64) 72.5% of the population and the elderly (65+) 10.8 % of the population. The gross dependency ratio stands at 37%. 4.1. Population Distribution Population Pyramid 20165 The total population of China was estimated at 1, 382 billion in 20161 and projected to reach 1.42 billion in 20182, making it the world’s biggest country by population. Population density measured 100+ Female 0.0% 0.0% Male at 147 per square kilometre. The population is skewed towards males which make up 51.21% of the 95-99 0.0% 0.0% 3 total population. China’s rural population was estimated at 42.65% in 2016 . 90-94 0.1% 0.1% 85-89 0.2% 0.3% Population Distribution by Gender and Location in 2016 80-84 0.5% 0.6% 75-79 0.9% 0.9% 70-74 1.3% 1.4% 2016 65-69 2.3% 2.4% 60-64 2.7% 2.7% Total 1 382 710 000 55-59 3.2% 3.1% 50-54 4.2% 4.1% Male 708 150 000 (51.21%) 45-49 4.5% 4.4% 40-44 3.8% 3.6% Female 647 560 000 (48.79%) 35-39 3.4% 3.2% 30-34 4.4% 4.2% Urban 792 890 000 (57.25%) 25-29 4.5% 4.1% 20-24 3.3% 3.0% Rural 589 730 000 (42.56%) 15-19 2.9% 2.5% 10-14 3.0% 2.5% The population is distributed as follow across the country: 5-9 3.2% 2.7% 0-4 3.1% 2.7% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% Geographic Population Distribution(Thousands)4 2016 2016 Beijing 15 380 Henan 93 800 Tianjin 10 430 Hubei 57 100 Hebei 68 510 Hunan 63 280 Shanxi 33 550 Guangdong 91 940 Inner Mongolia 24 030 Chongqing 27 980 Liaoning 42 210 Sichuan 88 120 Jilin 27 160 Guizhou 37 300 Heilongjiang 38 200 Yunnan 44 500 Shanghai 18 900 Tibet 2 800 Jiangsu 75 880 Shaanxi 36 900 Zhejiang 49 910 Gansu 25 450 Anhui 61 200 Qinghai 5 430 Fujian 35 570 Ningxia 5 960 Jiangxi 43 110 Xinjiang 20 100 Shandong 92 480 1. http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2017/indexeh.htm 2. http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/china-population/ 3. http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2017/indexeh.htm 4. http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2017/indexeh.htm 5. https://www.populationpyramid.net/china/2018/ 6 The Mekong Club Thailand Private Sector Assessment The Mekong Club Thailand Private Sector Assessment 7 4.2. Social Indicators 5. The Labour force 4.2.1. Human Development Index (HDI) According to the UNDP Human Development Report of 20166, “China’s HDI value for 2015 is 0.738— 5.1. Employment and Income which put the country in the high human development category—positioning it at 90 out of 188 coun- tries and territories.”The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic measuring human development 5.1.1.
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