PVH ZERO TOLERANCE ISSUES

PVH 零容忍问题

• factory does not have a valid factory license/permit (provided by appropriate government authorities) to operate where one is required by law, or appropriate evidence has not been provided indicating that an application has been submitted

• factory employs workers below the age required for compulsory education or younger than the legal minimum age or international standard (whichever is stricter)

• factory uses forms of forced labor- including prison labor, trafficking, slavery, and indentured workers- in which workers’ freedom of movement, ability to willingly leave work, and human rights are denied or severely restricted

• factory management permits or condones, in its day- to- day running of business operations, sexual, physical or psychological harassment or abuse

• factory acts deliberately to prohibit workers from exercising their rights to freedom of association or collective bargaining by taking actions such as requiring workers to sign letters agreeing to not organize, terminating or taking adverse actions against workers who demonstrate interest in organizing, or blacklisting unionized workers

• factory is using a building space that is part of a multi- story building that is not designed for manufacturing and/or is used for other commercial purposes and does not comply with minimum fire safety measures

• Childcare, dormitories or other living quarters are not clearly separated from production or warehouse buildings

• the building has obvious or reported (from structural engineer) structural concerns, integrity faults or deficiencies (e g cracks, sagging floors, and tilts) that indicate significant defects

• the factory has allowed additions to buildings (such as additional floors) or added equipment (e g generators) without a proper load assessment from structural engineers and the approval of  government or municipal authorities

• factory operates under extremely hazardous conditions which may pose an immediate threat or irreversible damage to the workers, environment and local communities note: an example would be direct discharge of dyes or wastewater without treatment