--- title: Responsable labour Report UK description: Despite more stringent regulations, and pressure from governments and consumers, more than half (58%) of suppliers said buyers rarely or never include responsible labour practices in contracts or agreements. --- [![Ivalua-Procurement-Software](https://info.ivalua.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ivalua-Procurement-Software.webp?width=180&name=Ivalua-Procurement-Software.webp "Ivalua-Procurement-Software")](https://www.ivalua.com) # **The Ivalua 2021 Responsible Labour Report**** ***Combating unethical labour: How organisations can collaborate with suppliers to uphold working standards*** ** ![img-landingpage-UKreport](https://info.ivalua.com/hs-fs/hubfs/img-landingpage-UKreport.jpg?width=830&name=img-landingpage-UKreport.jpg "img-landingpage-UKreport")   Despite more stringent regulations, and pressure from governments and consumers, more than half (58%) of suppliers said buyers rarely or never include responsible labour practices in contracts or agreements. What’s more, suppliers themselves aren’t prepared to eliminate poor practices further downstream. This is putting organisations at risk of non-compliance, loss of market share, and limiting procurement’s ability to add value to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies. Most suppliers have not implemented plans to identify and eliminate modern slavery (78%), unreasonable hours (78%), or below minimum wage pay (77%) **Read the full report to:** - Learn how gaining a 360-degree view of suppliers and subcontractors can help organisations to select suppliers responsibly and monitor their performance - Understand how digital collaboration tools across the Source-to-Pay process can accelerate ESG progress - Discover why enforcing ethical labour standards can help to reduce non-compliance risk and drive meaningful change across the supply chain   ** ** ### Download Your Report © 2026 [Ivalua Inc](https://www.ivalua.com). All rights reserved. [Legal notice](https://www.ivalua.com/legal) - - - - ![](https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=39012&fmt=gif)