MSC CRUISES SLAVERY STATEMENT AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING STATEMENT
This statement by MSC Cruise Management (UK) Limited, on behalf of itself and its parent
company MSC Cruises S.A. (together and hereinafter “MSC Cruises” or the “Group”) is madepursuant to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and provides an overview of the actions
that MSC Cruises has taken to date and will take in the future to manage the risk of modern
slavery within its operations as well as its supply chain. Modern slavery encompasses slavery,
servitude, human trafficking and forced labour.
MSC Cruises has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery. MSC Cruises iscommitted to conducting its business with integrity and transparency in all its business dealings
and to ensuring that effective systems and controls are in place to safeguard against any formof modern slavery.
MSC CRUISES ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
MSC Cruises is the world’s third-largest cruise brand as well as the leader in Europe, SouthAmerica, the Gulf region, and Southern Africa, with more market share in addition to deployedcapacity than any other player. MSC Cruises is also the fastest-growing global cruise brand witha strong presence in the Caribbean, North America, and the Far East markets.
As of June 2024, the fleet consists of 23 modern cruise vessels with additional vessels to bedelivered in the coming months and years. MSC Cruises employs over 30,000 staff globally andsells cruise holidays around the world.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC Cruises is part of the MSC Group, the leading
privately held Swiss-based shipping and logistics conglomerate with over 300 years of maritime
heritage.
OUR VALUES CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCTMSC Cruises company values coupled with its Code of Business Conduct details the rules andprotocols by which we should treat fellow employees. This includes:••

Transparent and fair behaviour, such as protecting human rights
Compliance with legislation, including fundamental rights at work freedom of associationand the elimination of discrimination throughout employment.

Employees are offered dedicated e-learning training to emphasise the importance of acting withintegrity and in line with our own Code of Business Conduct.
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MSC Cruises Code of Business Conduct ensures that all of its businesses comply with international
human rights standards and that employees are treated in a fair and transparent manner. Thisincludes adherence to any national laws pertaining to working conditions and minimum wages.
MSC Cruises human resources policies permit the termination of employees found to be involvedin any breach of the law banning forced labour, slavery and human trafficking.
CREW
With regard to its crew, MSC Cruises complies with the requirements of Maritime Labour
Convention 2006 (“MLC”) from the International Labour Organization (“ILO”) which setsminimum international standards for working and living conditions for seafarers.
MSC Cruises operates robust recruitment standards, to safeguard against human trafficking or
individuals being forced to work against their will. In addition, our policies provide freedom forworkers to terminate employment, freedom of movement and freedom of association. Thus, allemployees working for MSC Cruises have the right to join, not join, or form trade unions tobargain collectively on their behalf, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF MSC CRUISES COMPLIANCE PROGRAMMSC Cruises has a comprehensive ethics and compliance programme in place. All MSC Cruises’
employees must adhere to the Code of Business Conduct and comply with its supportingpolicies. In 2024, the priority will be to ensure all employees have successfully passed the online
training modules.
The focal points outlined in the training modules are:
1. Human rights and labour: MSC Cruises believes that each person brings something unique toits business. MCS Cruises supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed
human rights, ensuring that the company is not complicit in human rights abuses by conducting
due diligence, assessing risks and addressing suspected cases of potential Human Rights
violations.
2. Non-discrimination: The diversity of employees is one of MSC Cruises’ greatest assets.
Therefore, MSC Cruises is firmly committed to supporting equal employment opportunities anddoes not tolerate any form of discrimination.
3. Recruitment and Freedom of Association: The company operates a robust recruitment policy,including determining eligibility to work in the UK for all employees to safeguard against humantrafficking or individuals being forced to work against their will. In addition, policies provide
freedom for workers to terminate employment, freedom of movement and freedom ofassociation. Thus, all employees working for MSC Cruises have the right to join, not join, or form
trade unions to bargain collectively on their behalf, in compliance with applicable laws andregulations.

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4. Freedom from harassment: MSC Cruises does not tolerate any form of harassment or abusive
conduct or any form of retaliation against any employee who complains about harassment.
5. Whistleblowing/Reporting: MSC Cruises has a whistleblowing hotline for reporting
compliance violations in a secure manner, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Reports can be madeanonymously. It is managed by a third-party supplier and all data supplied is maintained on
secure servers in Germany. All reported content is handled exclusively by MSC.
6. Sanctions compliance: MSC Cruises continues to adhere to its Global Sanctions Policy toensure compliance with all applicable trade sanctions laws and regulations in regions where MSC
Cruises operates. All potential suppliers of goods and services must sign a declaration to confirm
that they are not restricted from conducting business under sanction laws. MSC Cruises also
developed training to support employees in relevant business areas, including procurement,
human resources, and sales.
7. Business Partners’ Code of Business Conduct: We have developed a code of conduct
specifically designed for third parties, which was approved by our Executive Director in 2022 androlled out in February 2023. It further strengthened our suppliers and other partners to adhere
to our values, including but not limited to the protection of human rights.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
During 2023, nearly 15,000 new crew members embarked on the MSC Cruises fleet. In 2024, weare expecting around 6,500 new crew members. Priority will be given to ensuring the vast
majority are trained in all aspects of compliance through our e-learning modules and face-toface training.
FRAUDULENT EMPLOYMENT OFFERS
MSC Cruises is aware of cases of fraudulent shipboard employment offers being made topotential candidates for shipboard positions by unauthorised and unconnected third parties.
These offers are normally made via web adverts and/or direct emails by third parties
maliciously impersonating our cruise brands representatives for the sole purpose of taking
advantage of vulnerable workers in a country with a high unemployment rate. We areconscious that such malicious practice could be a vehicle for human trafficking or a scamagainst said workers who are promised to process their travel documents against the paymentof an upfront fee. We constantly and closely monitor this situation soliciting our agencies toreport any issue associated with this issue, highlighting the risk on our webpage, andmonitoring social media via specialised providers.
MSC CRUISES SUPPLIERS’ PROCUREMENT PROGRAMMSC Cruises chooses suppliers who share high ethical standards and concern for the welfare ofworkers, the environment, and local communities. The MSC Cruises’ Business Partner (Suppliers)
Code of Business Conduct outlines the expectations MSC Cruises has of its suppliers, and it
reflects the commitment to undertake business in a fair, ethical, and responsible manner. Inaddition, procurement initiatives ensure the incorporation of specific clauses on ethical businessconduct and sustainability in every contract and agreement when suppliers are formally
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registered via our online portal. MSC Cruises has a specific clause in its contracts when working
with external workers in its workplaces, providing special protection to them, which is regularly
checked and forced. Key contractual clauses include:•Environmental Protection•Health & Safety at work•
Social responsibility•Modern Slavery•
Compliance with anti-corruption and sanction laws.
MSC Cruises has a zero-tolerance approach towards the violations of the laws banning forced
labour, slavery, and human trafficking. MSC Cruises contractual agreements permit thetermination of suppliers for a single violation.
CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT
MSC Cruises will continue to update its policies and procedures as required to ensure it
maintains appropriate safeguards against any mistreatment of persons involved in its supply
chain or business.
This statement is effective for the financial year ended 31 December 2023. The statement isapproved by the Board effective 30 June 2024 and is signed on its behalf by Mr Pierfrancesco
Vago, Director of MSC Cruise Management (UK) Limited and Executive Chairman of MSC CruisesSA.

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