4. List of Indicators
The List of Indicators is used to define the relative severities of all indicators of exploitation within an instance of Global Trace. Each indicator of exploitation is composed of:
- Category
- Indicator
- Sub-indicator
- Severity: Numeric scale: 1 (minimum) to 5 (maximum)
These triples provide a mechanism to combine reports that are received from different assessors and external risk indicators.
Consider the example List of Indicators in the table below:
| Country | Sector | Category | Indicator | Sub-indicator | Severity (5=extreme, 1= low) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | All | Labor | Child labor | Children within facility premises but not working | 1 |
| All | Cotton | Labor | Abusive working and living conditions | Accommodation does not comply with health, safety, and occupation requirements | 3 |
| All | Cotton | Occupational Safety & Health | Worker protection | Workers are punished if they remove themselves from work situations that they believe present an imminent and serious danger to health | 5 |
When Incident Reports are received from Assessors, the numerical risk associated with the reported incident (no weight=0; low=1; medium=2; high=3) is multiplied by the severity indicated in the List of Indicators above to indicate an overall risk calculated from different reports and different sources.
The List of Indicators is uploaded by the Super Administrator during system configuration using an Excel template. Once the upload is successful, the Super Administrator can download the List of Indicators translation template, complete it, and then upload the translated version of the list.
Once the List of Indicators has been uploaded, an icon can be assigned to each Category, to be displayed on the supplier dashboard, in both the General Information and Compliance History pages.
