Commitment 1.2 — Labor Practices

Good Practices

Screening & Auditing

• Build screening mechanisms ensuring consistent practices across supply chains.
• Conduct supplier audits to prevent forced labor and child labor practices.
• Employ auditors with local expertise and language proficiency.

Due Diligence & Transparency

• Identify significant human rights impacts across value chains.
• Practice human rights due diligence to prevent and mitigate negative impacts.
• Make audit results accessible to workers.
• Publish policies publicly and communicate internally and externally.

Training & Awareness

• Raise employee and supplier awareness about exploitation, modern slavery, and trafficking.
• Implement internal policies on freedom of association, collective bargaining, health and safety, and non-discrimination.
• Establish training on preventing labor abuses.

Accountability

• Create restitution mechanisms for policy infractions.
• Monitor and report on compliance with fundamental labor rights.
• Align policies with the highest industry and international standards.

Legal Frameworks & Standards

Companies should comply with the eight ILO Fundamental Conventions, including those addressing forced labor, child labor, freedom of association, and non-discrimination. Additional frameworks include SAFA guidelines, ISO 20400/26000 standards, and participation in initiatives like SMETA, EcoVadis, the Fair Labor Association, and Rainforest Alliance.

Disclosure Standards

GRI Standards for reporting metrics on labor practices, including supplier screening percentages, assessment numbers, and corrective action outcomes.

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