COMPLIANCE

COMPLIANCE IN APPAREL SECTOR

Compliance is generally defined as conforming to

a specification, standard or law that has been

clearly defined. In RMG industry it is commonly

enforced as code of conduct by the buyers,

which refers to a list of labor standards.

CODE OF CONDUCT (COC)

Social Accountability standards have been developed by the international

organizations such as FLA, WRAP, SA8000, ETI and BSR. Reputed brand buyers

in large supply chain have taken the guideline from those organizations and

formulated their own standard of COC and also the acceptance criteria.

The basic principles of COC have been derived from the principles of

international human rights norms as delineated in International Labour

Organization Conventions, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the

Child and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

There is a lack of harmony in the code of conducts followed by the different

brands such as Wal-Mart, Reebok, FLA etc. particularly in the cases of

minimum age requirements, wages and benefits and overtime payment.

It has nine core areas to be addressed upon. These are as follows:

1. Child labor

2. Forced labor

3. Health and safety

4. Compensation

5. Working hours

6. Discrimination

7. Discipline

8. Free association and collective bargaining

NONDISCRIMINATION

We will not do business with any vendor whodiscriminates in employment, includinghiring, salary, benefits, advancement,discipline, termination or retirement, on thebasis of gender, race, religion, age, disability,sexual orientation, nationality or, social orethnic origin

NONDISCRIMINATION

CHILD LABOR

Employees of our vendors must be over the applicable

minimum legal age requirement or be at least 14 years

old or older than the age for completing compulsory

education in the country of manufacture, whichever is

greater.

CHILD LABOR & YOUNG LABOR.

Example of Health Facility.

POSTERS ON HEALTHIER PRACTICES

FACTORIES MUST PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATERS FOR

WORKERS

GENERAL SAFETYPPE

Use of Gloves

Use of Ear Muff

Use of Ear Plugs

FIRE SAFETY.

Extinguisher placement and marking

FIRE SAFETY

Extinguisher/Emergency light placement on stairwell

FIRE SAFETY.

Aisles Arrow Marking

CAUSES OF FIRE IN RMG FACTORY

CAUSE FOR CASUALTY

CAUSE FOR CASUALTY

HOURS OF WORK

1. Normal Work hours per week will not exceed 48 Hours.

2. Maximum Overtime hours will not exceed 12 Hours.

3. Average overtime per week will not exceed 10 hours.

4. Overtime wages to be paid as per law.

5. Factory need to communicate hours of work policy-including overtime and overtime

wages clearly to all workers.

6. Factory need to have an effective , reliable time recording system in place.

7. Factory need to maintain under 60 working hours per week.

8. Factory need to serve notice to workers if overtime is required due to extraordinary

business circumstances.

9. Factory need to document reasons for excessive overtime.

10. Overtime should be voluntary.

11. Factory need to have a system in place to ensure that overtime is voluntary.

12. Factory need to make effort to reduce excessive overtime.

13. When overtime is required factory should provide Meal/Meal allowance, Beverage

/beverage allowance and transportation or Conveyance allowance.

14. Workers should get normally at least one day off per seven-day week.

TRADE UNION

Trade Unions are the organizations which are engaged in protecting the rights

of the labor force of the country. They are the registered unions which are

devoted for the betterment of the workforce in the following aspects:

Quality of Work Life (QWL)

Legal Proceedings

Resolving Industrial Disputes

Working Conditions

Welfare of the Work force etc.

Trade Union movements are essential for a country, especially for the

betterment for the existing and potential workforce. Trade unions are the

Collective Bargaining Agents (CBA) which speaks for the workers rights.