FLA Code of Conduct and Compliance Benchmarks

Multi-stakeholder initiative: Fair Labour Association (FLA), the Apparel Industry Partnership

1997

Free

Free

Code of Conduct:

English, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Singhalese,
Spanish, Tamil, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

Compliance Benchmarks:

English

 info@fairlabor.org

 http://www.fairlabor.org/about_us_code_conduct_e1.html

Benchmarking, Human Rights Reporting

Decent work, supply chain

The FLA Workplace Code of Conduct is based on International Labour Organization (ILO) standards. It aims at ensuring the protection of workers' rights and improving working conditions worldwide by promoting adherence to international labour standards.

The Code delineates the specific code elements that FLA-affiliated companies are required to implement in factories that supply their products. It is supplemented by  FLA Compliance Benchmarks, which identify specific benchmarks for each Code element.

Yes. The FLA requires member companies to establish company internal monitoring systems. In addition any stakeholder can anonymously report violations of the Code to FLA. Accredited independent monitors conduct unannounced inspections and work with the companies and workers to develop sustainable solutions to comply with the Code. The process is accompanied by follow-up visits. FLA publishes reports on each of the monitoring visits.

Companies

All sectors, focus on manufacturing

All regions

Small, medium and large

No. Case studies are not included in the Code or the Benchmark document but can be found on the FLA website.

Yes, the FLA conducts monitoring and supports companies in their compliance with the Code.

No

No

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
• Other relevant ILO conventions

Compliance with national laws and regulations in the country of operation

Productive and freely chosen work

Right to work

Prohibition of forced or compulsory labour

Prohibition of child labour

Rights at work including the core labour standards

Right to equal treatment and non-discrimination between women and men, gender issues

Right to equal treatment and non-discrimination concerning all other groups

Diversity Management

Right to education

Right to safe and healthy working conditions

Right to fair wages

Right to equal pay for equal work

Right to decent living

Right to rest, leisure and annual leave

Right to reasonable limitation of working hours

Right to permanent employment relationship

Right to privacy

Right to strike

Right to form and join trade unions

Grievance procedures and remediation

Social protection

Right to social security including social insurance, pensions

Mitigation of adverse employment effects

Social dialogue

Freedom of association and right to collective bargaining

Tripartite consultation

External impact

Right to an adequate standard of living

Security issues, private property protection

Right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

• Arrest and detention
• Capacity / capability-building
• Child labour
• Collective bargaining
• Discrimination
• Dispute resolution / grievance mechanism
• Disciplinary measures
• Diversity / equal opportunities
• Due diligence
• Forced and bonded labour
• Freedom of assembly and association
• Freedom of movement (e.g. passport withholding)
• Freedom of expression / - of the press / access to information
• Harassment
• Health and wellbeing
• Housing conditions
• Minorities
• Physical abuse / threats
• Recruitment and employment practices
• Safety
• Stakeholder engagement
• Supply chain management
• Training, skills and talent
• Women's rights
• Working conditions
• Young workers

No

Yes, the FLA requires its members to ensure and enforce respect for the Code of Conduct in their supply chain.

No

Yes, in the monitoring and counselling process.

The FLA Code of Conduct and the FLA Compliance Benchmarks provide a detailed framework for the respect of workers' rights. The benchmarks specify the company's obligations under the respective issues mentioned in the Code. The FLA's continuous monitoring and training approach promotes long-term and sustainable improvement, and a learning process.

Use the Code implementation and monitoring process to ensure respect for decent work in your company and also, and especially, in your supply chain.

FLA_workplace_code_of_conduct.pdf
Evaluation_francaise_-_FLA_Code_of_Conduct_and_Compliance_Benchmarks.pdf