Dong Phuong Distributor

Forced Labour and Child Labour in Canadian Supply Chains Report

Executive Summary

This joint report is submitted under Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act. It covers the financial year from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, and is submitted by Dong Phuong Group Partnership (BN: 83687 7662) on behalf of itself and its affiliated retail entities. The report outlines the collective and individual steps taken to identify, prevent, and reduce the risks of Forced Labour and Child Labour in our supply chains and operations, both domestically and abroad.

Dong Phuong Group Partnership functions as a wholesaler, importer, and distributor of food and retail goods with head office in Edmonton, Alberta. We recognize the importance of human dignity and equality; employment across our group must be voluntary, with all employees free to end their employment in compliance with local legal requirements.

Steps Taken to Prevent and Reduce the Risk of Forced Labour or Child Labour

Dong Phuong Group Partnership conducts ongoing assessments of the risk of forced and child labour in our business activities and supply chains.

Our 2024 actions included:

• Incorporating ethical sourcing expectations into internal practices and staff guidance.
• Sending compliance questionnaires to all foreign and domestic suppliers to assess their policies and practices related to forced and child labour.
• Reviewing supplier-provided documentation, such as policies, codes of conduct, and compliance declarations, to confirm alignment with standards prohibiting Forced and Child Labour.
• Sharing educational materials to suppliers about child and forced labour risks.

Our subsidiaries operate in alignment with the parent company’s group-wide policies. No additional measures specific to those entities were undertaken in the reporting period.

We procure goods and services only from suppliers holding a valid business licence in their respective jurisdictions. If it comes to our attention that a supplier has engaged in child or forced labour, we will terminate the business relationship and remove the associated products from our offerings.

Remediation Measures

No instances of forced or child labour were identified in 2024 across our activities or supply chains; therefore, no direct remediation actions were required.

Should an incident occur, our remediation framework provides for:

• Ending the business relationship with non-compliant suppliers.
• Notifying internal management and the relevant external authorities.
• Providing educational support or corrective guidance to affected partners where feasible.
• Referral to victim support resources, if ever required.

Policies and Due Diligence Processes

Dong Phuong Group Partnership is committed to responsible business conduct in accordance with international standards, including the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct. In 2024, we began implementing due diligence practices to identify and respond to risks of forced and child labour in our supply chains.

Key actions taken include:

• Embedding RBC in internal practices: Our internal staff guidance and procurement processes now reflect ethical sourcing principles and expectations.
• Referral Risk identification and assessment: Supplier compliance questionnaires were issued to domestic and international vendors to identify risks and gather documentation on their labour practices.
• Preventing adverse impacts: Where concerns arise, our standard practice is to cease procurement from non-compliant suppliers and remove affected products from circulation.
• Tracking implementation: Supplier responses and policy compliance are tracked internally, with future plans to implement more structured monitoring tools.
• Remediation: Though no incidents were reported in 2024, we maintain a protocol to address forced or child labour if identified.
• Controlled entities: Subsidiary operations follow the parent company’s policies and have not established separate due diligence processes to date.

We recognize that due diligence is a continuous process and are committed to further strengthening our approach in 2025.

Training to Employees

During the reporting period, targeted training on forced and child labour was delivered to staff in procurement, logistics and supplier management roles. The curriculum covered identification of red flags for child and forced labour, reporting lines, and ethical decision-making scenarios.  Retail store staff also received briefings to reinforce policy awareness.

Assessing Effectiveness

Dong Phuong Group Partnership currently assess its effectiveness in preventing and reducing the risks of Forced and Child Labour by conducting internal reviews of supplier responses to compliance questionnaires and monitoring the implementation of related internal policies. We also track the completion of mandatory staff training on Forced and Child Labour.

Further Improvement and Actions in Monitoring the Compliance

We are committed to continuous improvement and accountability. Key measures for the 2025 reporting year will include:

• Annual review and revision internal policies.
• Monitoring supplier response rates to compliance questionnaires.
• Conducting follow-up with higher-risk vendors.
• Expanding training to include warehouse and logistics partners.

Entities covered by this report.

Board of Statement and Summary

In accordance with the requirements of the Act, and in particular section 11 thereof, I, the undersigned, attest that I have reviewed the information contained in this joint report for the entities listed above.

Based on my knowledge, and having exercised reasonable diligence, I attest that the information in the report is true, accurate and complete in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, for the reporting year listed above.

Date: May 28, 2025

Hoan Nguyen
Partner

I have the authority to bind Dong Phuong Group Partnership.

2023 Report PDF
2024 Report PDF