Workers who may be at greater risk of having their rights violated and for whom special protections should be put in place. Vulnerability is not an absolute term or descriptor and is influenced by various factors that can change depending on geographic region, industry, and season, for example. These types of factors throughout global supply chains can create specific vulnerabilities for populations such as women, young workers, migrant workers, minority populations (Indigenous Peoples and local communities), and temporary workers.^*

^{* Adapted from the Ethical Trade Initiative definition of vulnerable workers}