CUMULUS Forced Labor Screen™

Key features

The membership-based platform proactively screens priority operations, supply chains, and investment portfolios for the presence of the International Labour Organization (ILO) forced labor indicators.

Data analysis dashboard and tools

Members access a private dashboard of reports and tools for reviewing forced labor risk data in supply chains, including risk profiles, key risks, workforce demographics, and other criteria.

Data sharing

Common exposure among members to validated risky practices and recruitment agents is shared across the platform on a source-redacted basis. This provides CUMULUS members with an otherwise unattainable level of insight into their risk exposure.

Subject matter experts

Each employer’s CUMULUS Due Diligence Assessment (DDA) response is reviewed by Verité subject matter experts who are trained and experienced in forced labor due diligence. A customized report is created for each employer screened.

Employer pays principle verification

Members can verify that employers in their own operations, supply chain, and investment portfolios pay recruitment fees and related costs in line with the Employer Pays Principle and best practices in forced labor due diligence.

How it works

1. Start with your dashboard

Each member has access to a private, web-based dashboard to facilitate data analysis and reporting. The screening process begins when CUMULUS members nominate employers in their supply chains that employ vulnerable populations of workers.

2. Submit employer assessment

Nominated employers complete a secure online Due Diligence Assessment (DDA). The DDA gathers data and documents on recruiters, the workforce population, and practices related to the recruitment, deployment, management, and repatriation of workers.

3. Review risks and recommendations

Analysts evaluate the employer’s DDA against the CUMULUS Risk Framework, a set of identifiers based on ILO forced labor indicators. A Due Diligence Report (DDR) is uploaded to the member’s dashboard containing detailed information on the risks identified alongside actionable recommendations.

4. Generate a risk profile

A comprehensive risk profile, including a detailed mapping of the labor supply chain, is generated for each entity involved in the recruitment and management of foreign workers.

5. Map and compare risks

Risks are plotted on a timeline that can be sorted by risk source, type, location, implicated entities, and date. DDR and employer data are supplemented by anonymized, source-redacted risk information common among CUMULUS members, as well as publicly available resources.

6. Benchmark across your supply chain

Members can use this analysis to explore risk at the supply chain level and benchmark entities. The data can be viewed through the lens of worker demographics, keys risks, and other criteria.