CRITERIA

Employment is Freely Chosen

Freedom of Association & Collective Bargaining

Safe & Hygienic Working Environment

Child Labour

Living Wages To Be Paid

Working Hours Are Not Excessive

No Discrimination

Regular Employment

No Harsh Or Inhumane Treatment

Use of Agency Labour

Continual Improvement

General

Code

Law

Assess

Action Plan

Differences between Social Audit and Self Assessment

Social Audit

Social audits aim to continuously improve the social conditions on the farm, rather than focus solely on compliance. They rely upon somebody to "Audit" that these social conditiosn are actually being met. This involves visits by trained auditors who check that the suppliers are doing what they say they are doing. The ETI encourages the development of more participation in Social Auditing, as recommended in the report on Kenyan Flower production

Self Assessment

The Co-op is developing a new way to demonstrate conformance to standards. It is concerned that there have been faults with existing "audits" and that while more 'social' audit should be pursued, it is also concerned at the costs to suppliers of audits.

The Co-op wants to explore other more participatory ways to demonstrate conformance by involving local stakeholders and ensuring that the whole process is more 'transparent' and visible to Co-op consumers and members.