MODERN DAY SLAVERY & HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY

Modern Slavery Statement
This modern-day slavery statement sets out the risks MelonsCash have identified in its business relating to modern-day slavery and human trafficking, as well as the commitments it makes as a firm to counteract these risks in the 2021/2022 fiscal year.

Modern-day slavery is a deplorable criminal offence that exploits millions of people every year and deprives them of their autonomy and basic human rights. All companies are at risk of being exposed to modern-day slavery in one form or another, MelonsCash acknowledges its responsibilities in relation to tackling modern-day slavery and commits to complying with the provisions in the Modern Slavery Act of 2015. This requires an ongoing review of internal practices in relation to its employees, clients, and supply chains.

‘Modern-day slavery’ encompasses the crimes of:

Human trafficking.
Forced work, through mental or physical threat.
Being owned or controlled by an employer through mental or physical abuse of the threat of abuse.
Being dehumanized, treated as a commodity, or being bought or sold as property.
Being physically constrained or to have restriction placed on freedom of movement.

MelonsCash’s Commitment
MelonsCash is absolutely committed to preventing slavery and human trafficking in its corporate activities, and to ensuring that its’ supply chains are also free from slavery and human trafficking. As such, MelonsCash does not conduct business with any other organization, in the United Kingdom or abroad, which knowingly supports or is found to involve itself in slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour.

No labor provided to MelonsCash in the pursuance of the provision of its own services is obtained by means of slavery or human trafficking. MelonsCash strictly adheres to the minimum standards required in relation to its responsibilities under relevant employment legislation in the United Kingdom, United States, Malta, and Serbia, and ensures that in many cases the organization goes beyond those minimums in relation to its employees.

MelonsCash’s Supply Chains & Potential Exposure
In order to fulfil its activities and provide its services, MelonsCash has numerous supply chains, including those relating to the procurement of a variety of direct goods and services. MelonsCash’s supply chains also include highly regarded recruitment agencies that assist in the recruitment of contractors and employees.

MelonsCash considers its main exposure to the risk of slavery and human trafficking to exist in the recruitment process.
In general, due to the nature of its business, MelonsCash considers its exposure to slavery/human trafficking to be relatively low. Nonetheless, as a firm MelonsCash aims to ensure that no business is conducted with any firm, or potential client that may be involved, either directly or indirectly in modern-day slavery.

To its knowledge, MelonsCash has not conducted any business with another organization which has been found to have involved itself with modern slavery.

This statement regarding modern slavery and human trafficking is made in pursuance of Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and will be reviewed each fiscal year.

Conclusion
MelonsCash is committed to developing and improving its policies and procedures in order to ensure that appropriate measures are in place to effectively prevent MelonsCash’s products, operations and supply chain being used in the provision of modern-day slavery.