IKEA furniture was allegedly produced by prisoners in Belarus penal colonies under forced labour conditions, according to a new report. 9News
furniture was allegedly produced by prisoners in Belarus penal colonies under forced labour conditions, according to a new report by the French non-profit investigative journalism network Disclose.'s subcontractors in Belarus "had ties with penal colonies over the past 10 years," according to accounting records and witness interviews, including with former detainees.
Disclose says other IKEA suppliers resorted to forced labor from prisoners in Belarus' IK-15 penal colony and IK-2 juvenile prison. "In June 2021, we decided to stop all new business development due to the human rights challenges in Belarus and the unpredictable environment," IKEA said, adding the war in Ukraine accelerated its June 2022 decision to leave Belarus and terminate all its contracts with suppliers there."While present in Belarus, we carried out regular audits in combination with the mapping of our supply chain to secure compliance with our requirements.
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