Modern Slavery Act - Transparency Statement

Slavery and Human Trafficking

Tait International Limited and its subsidiary companies as detailed in its Annual Reports and Financial Statements for financial year ended 30th June 2024 (including but not limited to Tait Europe Limited, Tait Communications GmbH, Tait France Sarl, Tait Comunicacoes Brasil Ltda, Tait Radio (TRW) Ltd, Tait Communications (LA) Ltd, Tait Communications (NZ) Ltd, Tait Electronics (Aust) Pty Ltd, Tait Electronics (Far East) Pte Ltd, Tait Communications North America Inc, Tait North America Inc, RFI Industries Pty Ltd, RFI Technology Solutions Ltd and RFI EMEA Ltd together t/a Tait Communications ) does not condone and will not participate in any form of human exploitation, including child or forced labour, slavery and / or people trafficking whether in our supply chain or throughout our business. This statement sets out the steps that Tait Communications takes to address the risk that slavery and human trafficking might be taking place in its supply chain or within Tait Communications business.

Structure and Business

Tait Communications parent company Tait International Limited is based in Christchurch, New Zealand which is the headquarters of our global manufacturing, services and product distribution activities. Tait Communications provides critical communications equipment, infrastructure, and associated services.

The vast majority of Tait Communications critical communications equipment is manufactured at our Christchurch factory. Products and Services are supplied across the globe with entities located in New Zealand, Brazil, United States of America, United Kingdom, Austria, France, Australia, Singapore, and Dubai and through authorised distributors and resellers on a global basis.

Tait Communications has approximately 730 employees worldwide.

Policies related to Slavery and Human Trafficking

Tait Communications is committed to ensuring that slavery and human trafficking does not take place in our supply chain or our own operations, and we have rigorous management-approved policies and processes in place to help deliver our commitment and promote a culture of ethical business conduct, integrity and transparency.

Many of Tait Communications existing policies contain specific elements relating to slavery and human trafficking, including the following:

• Business Conduct and Code of Ethics policy (Code of Conduct) requires all employees, officers and directors, to conduct business activities (whether in the supply chain or elsewhere in the business) in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations and at all times with integrity and in a transparent manner. The Code of Conduct states that decisions must be ethical as well as legal and they should reflect the Tait Values. Those values are listed on our website: https://www.taitradio.com/about-us/our-values
• Tait Communications Corporate Social Responsibility policy states that Tait Communications will never use forced labour or child labour and we seek the same commitment from all of our suppliers, subcontractors, clients and partners of the same. Tait Communications is committed to compliance with all laws and regulations and maintains robust procedures to ensure that all employees receive at least the minimum wage and holiday entitlements.
• Tait Communications recruitment policies set out the minimum standard for each region in which we engage staff. All opportunities must be approved through our internal processes and follow strict selection and a minimum process standard to be performed. All employees who join us and consultants that we provide are subject to checks to ensure they are genuine applicants operating as free agents with the required level of propriety. Tait Communications comply with all relevant labour, immigration, and minimum wage legislation.

Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Process

The risk of slavery and human trafficking within Tait Communications is considered to be substantially mitigated through the implementation of the above policies. Tait Communications also has a due diligence process that implements a risk rating system for the review and classification of suppliers and the products or services they supply to Tait Communications with the aim of Tait Communications selecting suppliers who adopt high ethical standards that are consistent with Tait Communications corporate beliefs and values and then building long standing relationships with these suppliers. This process is also intended to identify characteristics of suppliers which may, in the production of products or the provision of services, operate in breach of modern slavery prohibitions and Tait Communications commitment to reduce the risk of modern slavery in our operations and supply chain..