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| + | Today, most large importing clothes and textile companies have a code of conduct and focus is instead on ensuring its implementation in practice. There are different strategies to ensure compliance with the code. Either the company is working with its own random checks or they resort to an outside firm that makes controls. These controls are commonly called "third-party [[audits]]." | ||
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| + | Many companies have also joined the various cooperation initiatives in order to work with these issues. A common organization of Swedish clothing companies is the [[Business Social Compliance Initiative]], BSCI. BSCI is a European business-driven organization whose members share a common code of conduct and common system of audits. There are also so-called [[multi-stakeholder]] initiative who are bodies of both trade unions, voluntary organizations and businesses where there is joint work to make improvements in working conditions. Examples of multi-stakeholder initiative are [[Fair Labor Association]], [[Fair Wear Foundation]] and the [[Ethical Trading Initiative]]. These collaborations are considered by many organizations, such as the [[Clean Clothes]] Campaign (Rena kläder) have greater credibility and effectiveness. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.bsci-eu.org/ Business Social Compliance Initiative] | ||
| + | *[http://www.fairlabor.org/ Fair Labour Association] | ||
| + | *[http://en.fairwear.nl/ Fair Wear Foundation] | ||
| + | *[http://www.ethicaltrade.org/ Ethical Trading Initiative] | ||
| + | *[http://www.renaklader.org Rena Kläder Kampanjen] | ||
| + | *[http://www.cleanclothes.org Clean Clothes Campaign] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:23, 10 September 2012
English (en) svenska (sv)
Codes of conduct are voluntary written requirements for an enterprise. The background to the emergence of codes of conduct is unsatisfactory working conditions for workers in importing business suppliers, especially in developing countries. The first codes of conduct in the textile and apparel industry came in the late 1990s when, among other media highlighted the use of forced and child labor among Swedish companies' subcontractors. At first, various corporate codes of conduct were very different but today they are relatively standardized. They are usually based on the ILO (the UN specialized agency for labor issues) eight core conventions on human rights in the workplace, the UN Declaration of Human Rights, and the CRC.
A code of conduct often includes these requirements:
- The right of freedom to join unions and association
- Prohibition of child labor and forced labor
- Prohibition of discrimination
- Declaration of regulated working hours
- Proper employment contracts
- Requirements for safe working
- Requirements for proper wages
- Implementation of codes of conduct
Implementation of Codes of Conduct
Today, most large importing clothes and textile companies have a code of conduct and focus is instead on ensuring its implementation in practice. There are different strategies to ensure compliance with the code. Either the company is working with its own random checks or they resort to an outside firm that makes controls. These controls are commonly called "third-party audits."
Many companies have also joined the various cooperation initiatives in order to work with these issues. A common organization of Swedish clothing companies is the Business Social Compliance Initiative, BSCI. BSCI is a European business-driven organization whose members share a common code of conduct and common system of audits. There are also so-called multi-stakeholder initiative who are bodies of both trade unions, voluntary organizations and businesses where there is joint work to make improvements in working conditions. Examples of multi-stakeholder initiative are Fair Labor Association, Fair Wear Foundation and the Ethical Trading Initiative. These collaborations are considered by many organizations, such as the Clean Clothes Campaign (Rena kläder) have greater credibility and effectiveness.