Modern Slavery Statement 2024
Modern Slavery covers harassment through forced and compulsory labor and human trafficking in the supply chains of businesses. This Statement is made by “Global Airparts and Lubricants”, and its relevant subsidiaries (Refer Annexure A), all collectively hereinafter referred to as “Global Airpart’s” pursuant to Section 54 (1) of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, Section 3 of the Australia Modern Slavery Act, 2018 and any other applicable Modern Slavery regulations for the year ending 31 March 2024. We are committed to uphold human rights and the steps we have undertaken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking do not operate within our business or our supply chain.
Our Business
Global Airparts and Lubricants is owned by independent partnership company. We are a specialist distributor of chemical consumables used throughout aerospace and aviation, Global Airparts supports customers in the aerospace OEM, MRO, airline, helicopter, general aviation, and defence segments.
Our Policies
We operate several internal policies to ensure that we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include:
1. Modern Slavery Policy on modern slavery and explains how employees can identify any instances of this and where they can go for help.
2. Recruitment policy. We operate a recruitment policy and processes which include conducting eligibility to work in the Indian checks for all employees to safeguard against human trafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will.
3. Whistleblowing Policy. We operate a whistleblowing policy so that all employees know that they can raise concerns about how colleagues are being treated, or practices within our business or supply chain, without fear of reprisals.
Our Policies
Global Airparts and Lubricants operates a supplier policy and maintains a supplier approval list. We conduct due diligence on all suppliers before allowing them to become an approved supplier. We have over 100 active suppliers at any one time, and we source from all regions of the world.
As part of our supplier approval process, we require that suppliers confirm to us that they have taken steps to eradicate modern slavery within their business, including:
- avoiding the use of child or forced labour.
- guaranteeing minimum pay for workers (in accordance with applicable national standards)
- ensuring they provide safe and healthy working conditions for workers.
We also require suppliers to ensure their own suppliers comply with these requirements and may terminate any contracts or relationship with any supplier, at any time should any instances of modern slavery come to light.
Training
To ensure our procurement/buying teams and People Services staff understand the risks of modern slavery they are given training by receiving this statement and the Modern Slavery Policy.
Global Airparts and Lubricants provides guidance on how concerns can be communicated on a confidential basis. Concerns about suspected modern slavery associated with our processes, or our suppliers may be reported by employees in this manner.
Our Performance Indicators
We will know the effectiveness of the steps that we are taking to ensure that slavery and/or human trafficking is not taking place within our business or supply chain if:
No reports are received from employees, the public, or law enforcement agencies to indicate that modern slavery practices have been identified.