The Ikoku Philanthropies is committed to ensuring work and equivalent activity are based on the consent, dignity and respect of persons, and thus strictly prohibits forced or involuntary labor, human or sex trafficking, and enslavement or slavery.

Therefore, persons engaged in activity within, for, on behalf of, in reference to and otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Philanthropies are expected to uphold the following:

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies shall not traffic persons or use bonded, enslaved, forced, indentured, prison or slave labor.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies ensure all work is voluntary and engaged in via informed consent.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies ensure that each and every employee, partner, worker, contractor, freelancer, volunteer and equivalent agent or third party have and sign a written contract, that such contract clearly convey the specific nature, role, duties and responsibilities as well as terms and conditions of employment or arrangement, relationship and work in a language understood by each signatory, and that the described arrangement, relationship and work commence only after said contract is signed and consented to by each said signatory.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies require that each and every paid and unpaid person, agent or third party providing continuous or occasional services to The Ikoku Philanthropies — including but not limited to cases of care, consulting, education, research, technical services, training, writing or other equivalent work or services arrangement — also have and sign a written contract and that such contract clearly convey the specific nature, role, duties and responsibilities as well as terms and conditions of the arrangement, relationship and services in a language understood by each signatory, and that the arrangement, relationship and services commence only after said contract is signed and consented to by each said signatory.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies require and ensure any and all work or equivalent arrangements and their positions are authorized by expressly written instrument signed and sealed of Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the sole Founder and Owner.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies require and ensure any and all contracts are approved by expressly written instrument signed and sealed by Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, the sole Founder and Owner.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies not engage in practices such as the blacklisting, employment, harboring, receipt, recruitment, transportation or transfer of persons by means of abduction, abuse, coercion, deception, duress, force, fraud, manipulation, threat, trickery or payments (in monies or in kind) to any person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies not withhold workers’ original government-issued identification, travel documents or equivalent papers.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies not require any workers, volunteers or other agents to pay education, instruction, recruitment, training or wellness fees or other similar fees, charged by any employers or their agents, to obtain or maintain their employment or other equivalent arrangement.

— that if such fees are found to have been paid by a worker, volunteer or other agent, such fees shall be repaid to the worker, volunteer or agent.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies not impose on a worker, volunteer or agent unreasonable restrictions on movement upon entering or exiting company-provided facilities or within workplace areas authorized via contract for their work, training or other arrangement.

— that The Ikoku Philanthropies ensure following the above principles further remains in accordance with the Codes and Policies and especially the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics.

The Ikoku Philanthropies strongly recommends you develop and maintain your knowledge of all the Codes and Policies, and so asks that you read, understand and regularly visit this page and other communications regarding the Policy on Forced Labor, Trafficking and Slavery, as well as the Codes and Policies. The Ikoku Philanthropies takes your continued visiting and use of its Products and Services, including its Sites, as active indication of your knowledge, understanding, legally binding acceptance and agreement.

To protect the company and organizational integrity of The Ikoku Group and The Ikoku Philanthropies — as well as the properties, rights and protections of the company, division and their official persons — The Ikoku Philanthropies requires all natural and legal persons concerned to read, understand, abide by and, where applicable, sign contracts and agreements delineated and described in the Policy on Company and Division Integrity.

The Ikoku Philanthropies reminds you that the Policy on Company and Division Integrity forms part of The Ikoku Philanthropies User Agreement and Code of Conduct. Thus, The Ikoku Philanthropies takes your continued visiting and use of its Products and Services, including its Sites, as active indication of your legally binding acceptance of this Policy as well as the Codes and Policies.

Please contact policies@ikokuphilanthropies.com with any feedback, issues or questions — which will be addressed by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.

If you detect, notice or are informed of a possible breach or violation of this Policy or any of these Codes and Policies, please contact policies@ikokuphilanthropies.com with any details you have — which will be addressed by the President, CEO and Chair, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku.

As with all official documents, materials, policies and statements of The Ikoku Group, definitions for terms used here can be found in the main Codes and Policies page.