SOURCING & PRODUCTION amfori BSCI Code of Conduct
Our enterprise agrees to respect the following labour principles set out in the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct.
amfori BSCI Principles
The Rights of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
Our enterprise respects the right of workers to form unions or other kinds of workers ' associations and to engage in collective bargaining.
Fair remuneration
Our enterprise respects the right of workers to receive fair remuneration.
Occupational health and safety
Our enterprise ensures a healthy and safe working environment, assessing risk and taking all necessary measures to eliminate or reduce it.
Special protection for young workers
Our enterprise provides special protection to any workers that are not yet adults.
No bonded labour
Our enterprise does not engage in any form of forced servitude, trafficked or non-voluntary labour.
amfori BSCI Approach
Code Observance
Our enterprise is obliged to protect workers’ rights as mandated by the law and the amfori BSCI Code.
Workers’ Involvement and Protection
Our enterprise keeps workers informed about their rights and responsibilities.
Ethical business behaviour
Our enterprise does not tolerate any acts of corruption, extortion, embezzlement or bribery.
No discrimination
Our enterprise provides equal opportunities and does not discriminate against workers.
Decent working hours
Our enterprise observes the law regarding hours of work.
No child labour
Our enterprise does not hire any worker below the legal minimum age.
No precarious employment
Our enterprise hires workers on the basis of documented contracts according to the law.
Protection of the environment
Our enterprise takes the necessary measures to avoid environmental degradation.
Supply Chain Management and Cascade Effect
Our enterprise uses the amfori BSCI Principles to influence other business partners.
Grievance Mechanism
Our enterprise provides a system to collect complaints and suggestions from employees.
The Amfori BSCI-membership comes with many advantages. The harmonization helps us to create transparency and precision in our supplier requirements. Co-operating with other brands further improves our ability to implement changes, as we will have a stronger voice together. At the same time, we minimize costs and administration related to the monitoring process for both members and suppliers.
HOW IS AMFORI BSCI MONITORING WORKING CONDITIONS? The Amfori BSCI-membership also comes with a commitment. New Wave Group has committed to implement the Code of Conduct in our supply chain and engage our suppliers in third party inspections performed by professional auditors, accredited by SAAS( Social Accountability Accreditation Services). Our goal is to include all our suppliers in Amfori BSCI or an equal monitoring system and that the audit should result in a good grade.
A Amfori BSCI-audit results in an overall grade between A-F to summarize the supplier’ s performance. The audit takes into account the actual working conditions as well as management systems and policies established to ensure a systematic work. In total, thirteen different performance areas are evaluated. The audit could take several days to complete depending on factory size. During the audit, the auditor makes a visual examination, for example an emergency evacuation plans, interviews workers and observes records and documentations.
The most common grade is C, which can be translated into“ Acceptable”. There are usually some non-compliances that must be handled, but the labour conditions do not violate the Code of Conduct ore pose an immediate threat to workers health and safety. A supplier with grade C needs to make a Corrective Action Plan and re-audit within one year. The main reason for a lower grade could be lack of management systems, failure in the cascade effect towards sub-suppliers or lack of systematic follow-up of the working environment. Another common non-compliance is excessive overtime work. To address such issue requires dedication and the ability of production planning. It is important to have a long-term perspective and work for continuous improvements. www. amfori. org
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