Code of Conduct

In accordance with the ILO Conventions, the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN’s Conventions on children’s rights and the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, the UN Global Compact and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and other relevant internationally recognized agreements the BSCI Code of Conduct aims to attain compliance with certain social and environmental standards, By signing the BSCI Code of Conduct companies are, within their scope of influence, committed to acknowledge the social and environmental standards laid down in this Code and to take appropriate measures within their company policy for their implementation and compliance. Supplier companies, in addition, must ensure that the Code of Conduct is also observed by subcontractors involved in production processed of final manufacturing stages carried out on behalf of BSCI members.

Within the scope of options for action and appropriate measures, these supplier companies have to aim at the implementation of the following criteria in a development approach:

1:  Legal Compliance

2:  Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining.

3:  Prohibition of Discrimination.

4:  Compensation.

5:  Work hours

6:  Workplace Health and Safety

7:  Prohibition of Children Labor.

8:  Prohibition of forced and compulsory labor Disciplinary Measures.

9:  Environment and safety Issues.

10:Management system.