Declaration on modern slavery

What modern slavery means

According to the definition of the Walk Free Foundation, which has for several years prepared the Global Slavery Index, modern slavery is:

“a hidden crime that affects every country in the world. Modern slavery has been found in many industries, including garment manufacturing, mining, and agriculture, and in many contexts, from private homes to settlements for internally displaced people and refugees. Modern slavery impacts on all of us, from the food we consume to the goods we purchase. It is everybody's responsibility to address and eliminate this crime where it occurs.

Modern slavery covers a set of specific legal concepts including forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage, slavery and slavery-like practices, and human trafficking. Although modern slavery is not defined in law, it is used as an umbrella term that focuses attention on commonalities across these legal concepts. Essentially, it refers to situations of exploitation that a person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, deception, and/or abuse of power.”

Our position

We, as the Tecla System team, reject and condemn modern slavery. We strive to ensure that there is no form of modern slavery in our activity or in our production chain and, as far as it is within our means, we work to prevent and recognise any sign of this cruelty in order to reduce and eliminate it.

Roberto Lautizi
CEO, Tecla System S.r.l.