CRITERIA

Exploitation of Labour

Freedom of Association & Collective Bargaining

Safe & Hygienic Working Environment

Accommodation

Child Labour

Living Wages To Be Paid

Working Hours Are Not Excessive

No Discrimination

Regular Employment

No Harsh Or Inhumane Treatment

Continual Improvement

Case Study - Ethically Traded Flowers?

The detailed concerns were that there was evidence that under the criterion. “Freedom of association and right to collective bargaining”, there was evidence:

• Workers not allowed to join union

• Workers who join unions laid off at earliest opportunity

• Union members moved to less senior positions (eg management to maintenance), therefore workers do not join union.”

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