WORLDWIDE RESPONSIBLE APPAREL PRODUCTION
W R A P
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Facility Policies and Procedures Sample Guidebook
April, 2003
Compliance with Laws and Workplace Regulations
Policy
The facility
Complies with all laws and regulations in all locations where business is conducted, including those laws and regulations related to: ← Wages and hours ← Freedom of association and collective bargaining ← Minimum ages for employment and related restrictions ← Health and safety standards ← Environmental standards and compliance ← Employment discrimination ← General labor law ← Relevant international trade law ← Drug enforcement
Procedures
General
The facility
1. Updates the Policies and Procedures Manual for all changes in laws and regulations related to labor practices, factory conditions, and environmental and customs compliance.
2. Assigns a qualified person with responsibility for informing facility management of changes to laws and regulations related to labor practices, factory conditions, and environmental and customs compliance.
← Name of person responsible for implementing this policy: [insert name] ← Title of responsible person: [insert title]
If a facility employee: ← Job responsibility chart or matrix: [insert responsible person’s job responsibility chart or matrix that identifies position titles, organization charts and/or other means of communicating responsibilities, pertaining to this section] ← See the facility’s organization chart, Exhibit [insert number] of this Policies and Procedures Manual.
3. Designates an employee with responsibility for incorporating changes to laws and regulations in Facility procedures.
← Name of person responsible for implementing this policy: [insert name] ← Title of responsible person: [insert title] ← Job responsibility chart or