Daesang Corporation's response to allegations of forced labour in its solar salt supply chain
[Unofficial Korean-to-English translation provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]
[...] "In order to select suitable suppliers, Sinan Solar Salt Corporation selects and manages suppliers by evaluating items such as human rights, workplace environment, and quality of salt around April every year. In particular, for the human rights category, we check the supplier's salt production method, labor environment, and direct production. Based on the results, we classify suppliers into three grades to manage and mitigate risks that may arise in the supply chain. Sinan Solar Salt Corporation is aware of the risks in human rights management in the salt industry and will strive to further detail human rights-related items and manage them thoroughly." [...]