Social responsibility factory inspection: Officially called social responsibility audit, social responsibility audit, social responsibility factory assessment, etc. It is further divided into corporate social responsibility standard certification and customer standard audit. This kind of "factory inspection" is mainly implemented in two ways.

Social responsibility standard certification refers to an activity in which the developer of the corporate social responsibility system authorizes some neutral third-party organizations to review whether companies that apply to pass a certain standard can meet the specified standards. Buyers require Chinese companies to pass certain international, regional or industry "social responsibility" standard certifications and obtain qualification certificates as a basis for purchasing or placing orders. Such standards mainly include SA8000, ICTI (toy industry), EICC (electronics industry), WRAP in the United States (clothing, footwear and hats industry), BSCI in continental Europe (all industries), ICS in France (retail industry), and ETI in the United Kingdom. (all industries) etc.

Social Responsibility Factory Audit Standards

Child labor: Enterprises cannot support the use of child labor. The International Accreditation Agency (SAI), also known as Social Accountability International, defines child labor as "all employees under the age of 15, unless local laws impose other restrictions on the minimum working age." Forced labor: Enterprises cannot force employees to work. Health and Safety: Businesses must provide a safe and healthy working environment for their employees. Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining: Enterprises must respect the rights of employees to freely form and join trade unions for collective bargaining. Industry Discrimination: When it comes to employment, salary levels, vocational training, job promotion, termination of labor contracts, and retirement policies, companies shall not implement or support discrimination based on race, social class, nationality, religious belief, physical disability, gender, sexual orientation, or union membership. , political affiliation or age discrimination. Disciplinary measures: The company shall not practice or support the use of corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion, and verbal attacks and other disciplinary actions. Work Hours: Businesses must comply with applicable laws and industry regulations regarding work and rest hours. Pay levels: Companies must ensure that employees are paid standard working week wages in accordance with basic legal or industry standards. Management system: Upper management must formulate corporate policies for social responsibility and labor rights, and ensure that provisions are in place to ensure compliance with all relevant national standards and requirements, as well as compliance with other applicable laws.

Edit this paragraph Social Responsibility Factory Audit Procedures

1. Pre-factory audit meeting: mainly introduce the purpose, procedures, required time and precautions of this factory inspection. 2. Factory inspection process: review data, visit all areas of the factory, and interview employees and managers. 3. Summary meeting: Summarize the problems discovered during the factory inspection and confirm the time and plan for improvement to the factory.

Edit this paragraph The role of social responsibility factory inspection

1. Reduce the second-party audit of suppliers by foreign customers and save costs; 2. Comply with local regulations to a greater extent; 3. Establish international credibility; 4. Create positive emotions among consumers towards the product; 5. Build long-term confidence among partners in the company.

Edit this paragraph's Social Responsibility Factory Audit Checklist

Salary schedule (past twelve months) Personnel roster and employee personal files Labor contract Social insurance receipts, rosters and qualification certificates Environmental protection documents such as industrial and commercial business licenses, fire inspection reports or certificates of compliance, fire drill records, emergency evacuation plans and work injury records, factory regulations or employee handbooks, relevant local minimum wage regulations from the government, equipment safety licenses (such as elevator licenses, kitchen sanitation licenses) Certificate, etc.) Special workers' employment (such as elevator workers, electricians, kitchen workers' hygiene licenses, etc.) Approval from the local labor bureau on the extension of overtime work Physical examination for minor workers and labor bureau registration record factory floor plan and other documents (depending on the need for review)< /p>

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1. The legality of the company: The customer can confirm it by checking the company’s business license, tax registration certificate, fire escape plan and other documents and data Is the company legal and safe?

2. Child labor and underage workers: The customer absolutely prohibits the company from hiring child labor under the age of 16. It can accept the employment of underage workers over 16 years old and under 18 years old, but it must have approval from the government department and take practical actions to ensure the safety of underage workers. Physical and mental health. 3. Discrimination: The customer does not allow the company to discriminate in gender, race, age, belief, etc. when recruiting and promoting employees. Factory inspectors will generally review the personnel files of all current employees, as well as the personnel files and labor contracts of those who have resigned in the past six months. 4. Working hours: The company must ensure workers' rest time in accordance with local laws and regulations. They must have at least one day off per week, and the working hours cannot exceed 60 hours per week. 5. Labor remuneration: Employees who work overtime on weekdays and statutory holidays must be paid according to the rate stipulated by local laws, and the monthly salary cannot be lower than the local minimum wage standard. Customers generally check employee attendance and salary payment records for the last 3 months or 12 months. 6. Punitive measures: The customer does not accept any fines, beatings or other measures imposed on employees by the company, let alone forced labor. 7. Health and safety: The company must provide a healthy and safe workplace and have necessary environmental protection measures and relevant licenses. Employees in special occupations must have corresponding operating certificates. 8. Anti-terrorism: Not only must there be corresponding procedures for the movement of people and the circulation of goods, but there must also be corresponding operational records. For the company's physical security, control management must maintain records according to customer requirements.