“The FLA is an advocate for workers' rights and humane working conditions throughout the supply chain,” said FLA Board member Linda Golodner, President Emeritus of the National Consumers League, who represented non-governmental organizations on the working group that helped develop the revised Code. “With these changes, we are reaffirming the core elements of the original code, strengthening protections for workers and reinforcing employers' accountability for each of the provisions of the Code. Enhancing the Code is an important step in the right direction.”
The revised Code was developed over a two-year period through a process that sought suggestions from a broad range of stakeholders and was adopted by a board that includes equal representation from companies, NGOs and universities. “This is another example of the various constituencies of the FLA working together to improve the lives of workers, not only by setting higher standards but by putting specific requirements in place through the benchmarks so that all stakeholders can know the measures that will be applied in assessing compliance,” said Ms. Higgins.
The mission of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) is to combine the efforts of industry, colleges and universities, and civil society organizations to protect workers' rights and improve working conditions worldwide by promoting adherence to international labor standards. The FLA conducts independent monitoring and verification to ensure that the FLA's Workplace Standards are upheld where FLA affiliates source their products.
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