{"id":103,"date":"2021-08-06T07:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T06:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2025-08-28T18:42:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:42:40","slug":"standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section header-impact  header-impact--mid-blue\">\n    <div class=\"header-impact__inner\">\n        <div class=\"header-impact__col\">\n            <h1 class=\"header-impact__title\">Standards<\/h1>\n                         <div class=\"header-impact__content\"><p>We evaluate business practices against the highest international labor standards to ensure they advance the rights of workers throughout global supply chains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                     <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"header-impact__col\">\n                                    <div class=\"header-impact__links-block\">\n  <div class=\"quick-links\">\n    <div class=\"quick-links__head\">\n      <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-quick-links\"><\/use>\n      <\/svg>\n      <span class=\"quick-links__title\">Quick Links<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul class=\"quick-links__list\">\n                      <li class=\"quick-links__item\">\n          <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" focusable=\"false\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"#icon-list-arrow\"><\/use>\n          <\/svg>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/agriculture\/\" class=\"quick-links__link\">Agriculture standards<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                      <li class=\"quick-links__item\">\n          <svg class=\"icon\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" focusable=\"false\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"#icon-list-arrow\"><\/use>\n          <\/svg>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/manufacturing\/\" class=\"quick-links__link\">Manufacturing standards<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"rich-text section\" data-dc-animate>\n    <div class=\" fade-animate \"  data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">FLA offers two robust company membership programs for the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. Becoming a member puts companies on the path to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/fair-labor-accreditation\/\">Fair Labor Accreditation<\/a>, a rigorous, multi-year process that ensures companies are evaluated at the highest standards to improve their own policies and processes to better working conditions in factories and farms worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Core to the accreditation process are our Fair Labor Standards, consisting of the <strong>Fair Labor Code and Compliance Benchmarks<\/strong> and <strong>Fair Labor Principles<\/strong>. The Code and Principles are applied at different parts of the supply chain and work in tandem to protect laborers and improve working conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">While the nine Code elements are shared by both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/manufacturing\/\">manufacturin<\/a>g and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/agriculture\/\">agriculture<\/a> programs, the Compliance Benchmarks and Principles are specific to the sectors, recognizing the specific circumstances of both types of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">The standards for both sectors align with labor rights standards set by the International Labour Organization and when fully implemented, help companies meet other standards such as UN Guiding Principles, the OECD Guidelines, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and current global supply chain due diligence laws like the U.K.\u2019s Modern Slavery Act and German Supply Chain Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Our Fair Labor Standards and unique model of collaboration with companies, civil society organizations, and universities means that Fair Labor members are making tangible changes in business policy and practices that benefit workers around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section sign-posts\" data-dc-animate>\n            <h2 class=\"sign-posts__main-title  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">Manufacturing standards<\/h2>\n                                        <div class=\"sign-posts__inner sign-posts__inner--3-columns  fade-animate   fade-animate --deep\" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div class=\"sign-posts__card sign-posts__card--with-image\">\n    <a class=\"sign-posts__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/manufacturing\/\" target=\"\">View Overview<\/a>\n    <img class=\"sign-posts__img lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-764x573.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-566x425.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-scaled-e1756392941181.jpg 1000w\" \/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-scaled-e1756392941181.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Cambodia-Factory-Pics_Tanida-027-scaled-e1756392941181.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":750,\"caption\":\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\"}<\/script>\n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Overview<\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div class=\"sign-posts__card sign-posts__card--with-image\">\n    <a class=\"sign-posts__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/manufacturing\/mfg-code\/\" target=\"\">View Code of Conduct and Compliance Benchmarks<\/a>\n    \n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Code of Conduct and Compliance Benchmarks<\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div class=\"sign-posts__card sign-posts__card--with-image\">\n    <a class=\"sign-posts__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/manufacturing\/mfg-principles\/\" target=\"\">View Principles of Responsible Sourcing and Production <\/a>\n    \n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Principles of Responsible Sourcing and Production <\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section sign-posts\" data-dc-animate>\n            <h2 class=\"sign-posts__main-title  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">Agriculture standards<\/h2>\n                                        <div class=\"sign-posts__inner sign-posts__inner--3-columns  fade-animate   fade-animate --deep\" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div 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https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC09096-566x318.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC09096-600x337.jpg 600w\" \/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC09096-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/DSC09096-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1436,\"caption\":\"SONY DSC\"}<\/script>\n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Overview<\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div class=\"sign-posts__card sign-posts__card--with-image\">\n    <a class=\"sign-posts__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/agriculture\/ag-code\/\" target=\"\">View Code of Conduct and Compliance Benchmarks<\/a>\n    \n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Code of Conduct and Compliance Benchmarks<\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                                    <!-- 'sign-posts__card--with-image' modificator needed on cards with images -->\n\n<div class=\"sign-posts__card sign-posts__card--with-image\">\n    <a class=\"sign-posts__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/agriculture\/ag-principles\/\" target=\"\">View Supply Chain Principles for Responsible Sourcing<\/a>\n    \n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Supply Chain Principles for Responsible Sourcing<\/h3>\n    <svg class=\"icon sign-posts__icon\" width=\"54\" height=\"54\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <use xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-in-circle\"><\/use>\n    <\/svg>\n<\/div>                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cta-panel cta-panel--subtitle\" data-dc-animate>\n    <h4 class=\"cta-panel__subtitle\">Fair Labor Accreditation<\/h4>\n    <h3 class=\"cta-panel__header  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">A rigorous, multi-year process that evaluates companies\u2019 systems to protect workers throughout global supply chains<\/h3>\n    <div class=\"cta-panel__btn  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/fair-labor-accreditation\/\" class=\"btn\" title=\"Learn more\">Learn more<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rich-text section\" data-dc-animate>\n    <div class=\" fade-animate \"  data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n        \n    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