O Our factory following social compliance requirements are:
1. Child labor: No children younger than 15 years of age may be employed
by a factory.
2. Forced labor: No person may be employed by a factory if they haven’t offered
to do so voluntarily or be forced to work under the threat of punishment or
retaliation.
3. Health and safety: A safe and healthy workplace environment
must be provided by the factory who should also prevent any potential health
and safety incidents and work related injury or illness from occurring.
4. Freedom of association and collective
bargaining: All staff have the
right to form, join and organize trade unions and to bargain collectively on
their behalf.
5. Discrimination: A factory is prohibited from engaging in
discrimination in hiring, remuneration, access to training, promotion,
termination or retirement.
6. Disciplinary practices: A factory is prohibited from engaging in or
tolerating the use of corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion or
verbal abuse of employees.
7. Working hours: A factory must comply with applicable laws,
collective bargaining agreements and industry standards on working hours,
breaks and public holidays.
8. Remuneration: The right of staff to a living wage must
be respected by the factory.
9. Management systems: Compliance must be reviewed and
implemented to the SA800 Standard through developed policies and procedures.
