Prohibition of practices indicative of forced or compulsory labour

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The requirement

FSC-STD-40-004 Chain of Custody Certification Prohibition of practices indicative of forced or compulsory labour — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording and sells access to it. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.

The clause is held and located; only its shape defeated the harvest.

Read it at the source

What the product must meet

Exemptions
- physical and sexual violence - bonded labour - withholding of wages /including payment of employment fees and or payment of deposit to commence employment - restriction of mobility/movement - retention of passport and identity documents - threats of denunciation to the authorities.

How it is proven

Who checks it
Applicant declares — a signed statement from the applicant

How Klar Cite classifies it

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

What it asks
Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy
Standing
Required — must be met for the credential
Impact area
Social Health & Equity — the CMF area the clause addresses

Cite this clause

FSC · FSC-STD-40-004 Chain of Custody Certification · version FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1 · clause not recorded · page 34 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/583f6f78e1455685

Source document

Record details

Page 34. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.

uid 583f6f78e1455685 · document 86ee497b1495a4f4 · fidelity verbatim · publication date not recorded

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