PVH CRITICAL - IMMEDIATE ACTION ISSUES

须立即采取行动的PVH关键问题

• factory is not transparent in their policies, processes, standards and practices which govern their operations and which are related to their compliance with laws and standards this includes maintaining complete records and information (including CCTV records or production records) and making it available so that compliance can be effectively assessed

• factory coaches workers to provide false, misleading or incomplete information to assessors

• Workers are forced to sign on blank contracts or other documents

• factory discriminates or penalizes based on practices such as requiring pregnancy testing as a condition of employment (or where testing is required by law, using the results of said testing), requiring employees to provide commitments (verbally or in writing) that they will not become pregnant or marry within a certain period, failing to maintain the job position and seniority following pregnancy/maternity leave, failing to provide full legal dues for wage and benefits of women duringtheir pregnancy and maternity leaves, or failing to provide full maternity leave or payments per legal requirements.

• factory withholds workers’ original personal documents (e.g.passport, national id card, etc ) and does not allow workers to keep their personal documents or grant free access to them this includes free access to documentation on wages earned.

• factory does not pay workers at least the legally mandated minimum wage note: all workers must be paid at least the legally mandated minimum wage, including workers who are trainees or apprentices.

• factory has not had an emergency evacuation drill in over one year (12 months).

• factory does not have a fire alarm system that is audible and visible throughout all sections of the factory, is used only for fire and evacuation notification purposes, and has alarm switches that are easily identified and accessible.

• designated emergency exit doors in factory and dormitories are locked at times when the building is occupied.

• factory does not have a valid fire certificate, and there is no evidence that one has been applied for.

• if structural issues are observed (cracks, exposed rebar, sagging floors, etc ) the factory has not conducted appropriateinspections or evaluations by qualified building professionals or structural engineers to confirm it is not a significant defect.

• the building is not being used for purposes intended in the original design (e g residential building) or the use has notbeen approved by a qualified engineer and government or municipal authorities for the current use.

• Building plans, or other proof of building structure soundness, is not appropriate, has not been appropriately signed anddoes not follow the country standard for approval.

• Banned chemicals are used in the factory (e.g. banned by regulation or according to PVH Manufacturing RSL) or stored on-site.