Modern Slavery Policy

1.Purpose and Commitment

Taitung Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 101 496 646, “Taitung,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all of our business dealings and relationships. We do not tolerate modern slavery in any form, and we are committed to identifying, preventing and addressing the risk of modern slavery in our operations and supply chains.

This policy sets out that commitment, the standards we expect of our people and our suppliers, and how concerns can be raised. Taitung supports the objectives of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).

2.Scope

This policy applies to:

• All directors, officers and employees of Taitung (permanent, part-time and casual)
• Contractors, labour hire workers, consultants and agents engaged by Taitung
• All suppliers, service providers and business partners who deal with Taitung
• All parts of our business, including importing, warehousing, distribution, transport, sales, administration and digital services

3.What Is Modern Slavery

Modern slavery describes situations where coercion, threats or deception are used to exploit people and deprive them of their freedom. Under Australian law, modern slavery includes eight types of serious exploitation:

• Trafficking in persons — recruiting, moving or harbouring a person for exploitation
• Slavery — exercising ownership-like control over a person
• Servitude — significant restriction of a person's freedom, with the person unable to stop working or leave
• Forced labour — work performed under threat, coercion or deception, where the worker is not free to stop or leave
• Forced marriage — marriage entered into without free and full consent
• Debt bondage — work demanded to repay a debt that is manifestly excessive or never reduces
• Deceptive recruiting — misleading a person about the nature of the work or engagement
• The worst forms of child labour — situations where children are exploited, enslaved or exposed to dangerous work

These practices are crimes under Divisions 270 and 271 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth).

4.Our Business and Supply Chains

Taitung is an Australian food service business based in Moorebank, New South Wales. We import and distribute food products and related goods to wholesale, hospitality and retail customers across Australia.

Our supply chains include:

• Overseas food producers, manufacturers and exporters
• International shipping, freight and customs services
• Domestic transport and logistics providers
• Warehousing and labour providers
• Packaging suppliers
• Cleaning, maintenance and other site services
• Professional services, IT and office suppliers

5.Modern Slavery Risks in Our Industry

We recognise that the food production, importing and distribution industry can involve an elevated risk of modern slavery, including:

• Raw material production — agriculture, aquaculture and seafood in some source countries can involve forced or underpaid labour
• Manufacturing and processing — factory labour conditions vary between countries and suppliers
• International shipping — seafarers can be subject to exploitative conditions
• Base-skill and seasonal labour — warehousing, transport, cleaning and labour hire arrangements, particularly involving migrant workers, can carry higher risk

We consider these risks by product category, country of origin and workforce profile when dealing with suppliers.

6.What We Do to Manage the Risk

• We collect compliance information from suppliers as part of onboarding, including through our supplier questionnaire
• We communicate our expectations on modern slavery to suppliers and include appropriate obligations in supplier arrangements where practicable
• We review supplier relationships periodically, prioritising higher-risk product categories and source countries
• We comply with Australian workplace law for our own workforce, including right-to-work checks and lawful pay and conditions
• We investigate credible concerns raised with us and keep records of actions taken
• We review this policy and our approach at least annually

7.What We Expect of Suppliers

Suppliers and service providers who deal with Taitung must:

• Comply with all applicable laws, including the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth)
• Not use forced, bonded, involuntary or child labour in any form
• Not withhold workers' identity documents, passports or wages
• Recruit workers lawfully and not charge workers recruitment fees
• Provide safe working conditions and pay at least the lawful minimum wage
• Respect workers' freedom of movement and their right to end their employment
• Take reasonable steps to address modern slavery risks in their own supply chains
• Notify Taitung promptly if they identify modern slavery risks connected to goods or services supplied to us
• Cooperate with our reasonable requests for information, including our supplier questionnaire

8.Employee Responsibilities and Training

All Taitung employees are expected to read and comply with this policy, and to be alert to possible indicators of modern slavery, such as:

• Workers who appear unable to leave their job or workplace freely
• Workers whose identity documents are held by someone else
• Unexplained recruitment fees, deductions or debts owed to an employer or agent
• Workers who appear fearful, withdrawn or coached in what they say
• Living or working conditions that are clearly substandard

Employees must report concerns and must never ignore or conceal a suspected issue. We provide awareness guidance to staff in roles most likely to encounter these risks, including purchasing, warehousing and management.

9.Raising Concerns

Anyone — employees, suppliers, workers in our supply chain or members of the public — can raise a modern slavery concern with us:

• Concerns can be raised confidentially, and anonymously if preferred
• We do not tolerate retaliation or victimisation against anyone who raises a concern in good faith
• If someone is in immediate danger, call 000
• Suspected modern slavery can also be reported to the Australian Federal Police on 131 237 (131 AFP)

10.Responding to Issues

• We investigate reported concerns promptly and fairly
• The safety and wellbeing of affected people comes first in any response
• Where a supplier is willing to remedy an issue, we prefer to work with them on corrective action rather than immediately withdrawing — abrupt termination can make affected workers worse off
• We may suspend or end a supplier relationship where there is a serious breach of this policy or a refusal to address an identified issue
• We report suspected criminal conduct to the appropriate authorities

11.Related Laws and Standards

This policy is informed by and operates alongside:

• Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth)
• Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), Divisions 270 and 271
• Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW), where applicable
• Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and applicable awards
• Migration Act 1958 (Cth) worker protections

It should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.

12.Review of This Policy

We review this policy at least annually, and update it as our business, supply chains or the law change. Material updates are published on this page, and the “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent revision.

13.Contact Us

For questions about this policy or our approach to modern slavery: