Red-Flag Issues 危險(xiǎn)問(wèn)題
Human rights abuses and other ethical violations are difficult to detect by sight alone the issues listed below, however, serve as visual and auditory cues of the presence of a potentially serious problem this list is not exhaustive therefore, PVH associates and representatives of Supply Chain Partners must use their own judgment and also raise any additional issuer that in their view represent instances of unsafe or unethical behavior
subcontracting and Homework:
? unfinished garments in bags or boxes that do not contain information of their source or ultimate destination
? Workers packing large bags into their car or simply walking out of the facility with them
? absence of work areas within the factory that is necessary for manufacturing of the product
(for example, no cutting area, no pressing area, no washing or embroidery in instances where these are needed)
? factory producing beyond its perceived production capacity
Child Labor:
? Younger looking employees viewed on the work floor and in the dormitory
? Children present with parents on the work floor (working or not)
? Separate or unmarked rooms filled with young looking workers
? Young looking workers running out of a room or out of factory when PVH representatives arrive
Forced Labor and Restricted Freedom of movement:
? armed guards present in the factory
? Workers working during breaks and working late at night (e g after midnight)
Discrimination:
? Posted policies that are discriminatory in nature
Hostile Work Environment:
? Supervisors yelling or using derogatory language to address employees
? Posters with threatening language
? employees appearing to be unduly nervous or scared (e g avoiding eye contact with you, leaving their work stations when you approach them)
? Physical penalties observed, such as workers made to stand or otherwise reprimanded for poor work quality or making mistakes
Freedom of Association and Right to Collective bargaining:
? Postings discouraging workers to organize or speak to the union representative
? Workers striking outside
? terminating workers for attempting to form a union or generally exercising their right to freedom of association
Wages and Work Hours:
? Signs that workers may be working excessive hours include tired looking employees, employees found sleeping on the work floor, working late at night and/or weekends, or working through lunch or rest breaks
? factories asking for advanced payments implying financial issues
? factories bidding unusually low rates for contracts implying financial issues
Occupational Health and safety:
? Potential risks to life and limb
? locked or inaccessible exit doors preventing egress and constituting a potential fire hazard
? factories located in an unsafe building, such as a tenement
? evidence of a serious accident in the factory, e.g. , an employee dying while at work, or suffering a serious amputation while operating one of the machines, or suffering from exposure to chemicals
? a fire in the factory or visible evidence of structural damage
? Products being manufactured in a building that also contains dormitory facilities
? Workers sleeping in the factory
? experiencing a burning sensation in the eyes while walking through the factory
? incidents of mass fainting