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Fair Wear Foundation – Social report 2011 Production cycle Provide a summary of the production cycle and state how it has influenced the working conditions in the factory. -The cycle time of a garment order is around 3-4months. The preparation of raw materials and accessories have direct influence on the working hours of the workers. Use and selection of subcontracts Describe how many subcontractors you have used and how you selected. In addition, describe how you monitored the working conditions with subcontractors. - We used one subcontractor for sewing. We selected subcontractors according to their quality level, product categories, delivery time and labor conditions. If the labor condition is too far from the basic labor practices we will not choose them as subcontractors. We visited the subcontractor on irregular basis to check for their most updated status, and tried to ask them to make improvements. Integration compliance policy and production decisions Describe the way in which the outcomes of your compliance policy influenced your production decisions. 1. the choose of subcontractors: since the processing of the garment production is very complicated, to ask all subcontractors to follow FWF code of practices is still a big problem, and it limits the options when we choose a subcontractor. At the mean time, because of the small quantity of our orders, we don’t have much authority to ask our subcontractors to improve in terms of labor rights and benefits. 2. Working hours: the peak delivery time of orders also leads to overtime. 3. Coherent system for monitoring and remediation Coherent system Describe the system you have established or are establishing to continuously improve working conditions in your factory. - we’ve set up the true workers representative committee to listen to the workers’ voice and improve according to their concerns. Meanwhile, we’ve established a Social Compliance Committee as well among management team so that any decisions from the production side will take the workers’ benefit and FWF code of practices into consideration. The Social Compliance Committee will hold meetings every 3 months to discuss the current production situation that leads to any impacts on the workers’ working condition and find out ways to improve. Describe external monitoring activities by customers and governments and how the factory follows up to meet both your customers’ requirements as well as the legal requirements. Social report - [Hemp Fortex Industries Limited] – [04.01.2012] 4/ 10
Fair Wear Foundation – Social report 2011 - Like some other factories, we request comprehensive overtime usage from local government, so that we can use the OT in peak season. We’ve been doing this way, as we can’t set up 2 OT system for our customers and government legal requirement. In terms of overtime, the overall situation needs to be monitored by government to eliminate unhealthy competition which results in working extra time. Announcing the FWF Code of Labour Practices Describe how and by whom your stakeholders such as workers, subcontractors and your customers were informed about the Code of Labour Practices. - We posted the code of practices and letters to workers in the workshop. The team leaders and upper management are trained with the code of practices. - Subcontractors are requested to post the Letters to Workers in the workshop. - We inform our customers through separate emails. Some customers asked for the contract between FWF and HFX. Implementation of the FWF Code of Labour Practices Describe what you have done in the past year to realise improvements related to the implementation of the eight labour standards of the Code of Labour Practices in your factory. Briefly describe the recruitment and exit policy. More importantly please describe the activities and issues dealt within the past year to implement that policy. 1. Employment is freely chosen Explain how the factory makes sure workers are not forced to work beyond legal stipulations. -Factory didn't allow for any behaviour to happen, like taking way the workers’ ID, or cash deposit when they are employed. Any decision leading to overtime will be discussed with workers in advance. 2. No discrimination in employment Describe practices and issues dealt with to prevent discrimination among workers. - When we employ the workers, we provide same opportunities to all the applicants, regardless of their religion, gender, ages or social background. Employees are promoted based on their experiences and capabilities, not based on their relationships to any of the management teams. Pregnant female workers are protected from heavy workload and offered maternity leave based on law requirements. 3. No exploitation of child labour Describe the activities that took place to prevent child labour and how you dealt with child labour when it was found in the facility. - We check the ID card at the time of employment. We once employed a worker who was 17year and 6month. He had physical examination and was arranged to work at Social report - [Hemp Fortex Industries Limited] – [04.01.2012] 5/ 10
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