Ms. Chandrima Chatterjee during her presentation remarked that,” Recognizing the combined responsibility of the manufacturers and brands to ensure proper subcontracting norms are adhered to the AEPC’s Common code of conduct has laid down the following norm with respect to subcontracting: Regulate sub contracting: DISHA certified factories, while hiring and engaging sub contractors, shall follow due processes.
"The due process shall include, but not limited to, encouraging and supporting adherence to all applicable local laws by the sub contractors.“ The essence is to recognize the need for sub contracting and at the same time to regulate it. The DISHA Guidance documents and toolkits give further details on the acts and managements systems to be put in place for subcontracting. The emphasis is on having a policy, having a monitoring system and having people responsible in the factories to ensure the two, she added.
Mr. Rana Alok Singh, India representative & Ms. Julia Kilborne, Apparel & Textile category leader, ETI observed that, “ Homeworkers and ethical trade is a suite if five new training programmes designed to promote understanding of the issues around homeworkers’ working conditions in the supply chain.
"The interactive workshop builds awareness of the opportunities, risks and realities of supply chains that include five key audiences: brands & retailers; suppliers; contractors; sub-contractors and home workers- all supported by a train the trainers’ programmes. The participants will comprehend the reality of home workers’ supply chain, realize the business case for compliance with the ETI base code and know how to achieve compliance with labour rights in the local context. It is to be noted that ETI base code has been derived from the ILO norms.
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