{"id":107,"date":"2021-08-06T07:29:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T06:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2025-10-10T15:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:42:55","slug":"manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing 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\">Manufacturing standards<\/h1>\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\/manufacturing\/mfg-code\/\" class=\"quick-links__link\">Fair Labor Code<\/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\/mfg-principles\/\" class=\"quick-links__link\">Fair Labor Principles<\/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\">When a company joins the Fair Labor Association&#8217;s manufacturing program, its leadership makes a commitment to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/manufacturing\/mfg-principles\/\">Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing and\/or the Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Production<\/a> and agrees to uphold the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/manufacturing\/mfg-code\/\">Fair Labor Code<\/a> in its supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">The Fair Labor Code and Fair Labor 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\">FLA member companies implement the Fair Labor Principles at their company headquarters. Fair Labor Principles focus on the systems, frameworks, policies, and procedures a company must have in place to ensure that workers\u2019 rights are respected in its global supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Members work with suppliers to implement the Fair Labor Code at the factory level. The code of conduct is accompanied by compliance benchmarks, which identify specific requirements for meeting each code element. The code and compliance benchmarks set out the standards that a factory must have in place to protect workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Members are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/assessments\/assessments-manufacturing\/?report_type=workplace-monitoring\">assessed regularly<\/a> against the principles and benchmarks. FLA implements <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/standards\/manufacturing\/factory-assessment-overview\/\">several types of Independent External Assessments<\/a> to evaluate the performance of each member company\u2019s human rights due diligence program and working conditions at the factory level.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section quote quote--dark-blue\" data-dc-animate>\n    <div class=\"quote__icon  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n        <svg class=\"icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n            <use xlink:href=\"#icon-qoute\"><\/use>\n        <\/svg>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quote__body  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n    <p>FLA\u2019s Workplace Code of Conduct has been a solid guide for our social compliance efforts and the backbone of our global operating principles.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"quote__author  fade-animate \" data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n        Prathika Kurian, SanMar \n       <\/div>\n    \n    <\/div>\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--2-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\/mfg-code\/\" target=\"_blank\">View Fair Labor Code and Compliance Benchmarks<\/a>\n    <img class=\"sign-posts__img lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/SD-37-of-79-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, 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class=\"sign-posts__img lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volcom-landing-page.jpeg 275w, https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volcom-landing-page-150x142.jpeg 150w\" \/><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volcom-landing-page.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/volcom-landing-page.jpeg\",\"width\":275,\"height\":260}<\/script>\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[]\">Factory assessments<\/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\/assessments\/assessments-manufacturing\/?report_type=workplace-monitoring\" target=\"\">View Factory assessments<\/a>\n    \n    <h3 class=\"h3 sign-posts__title\">Factory assessments<\/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' 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monitoring organizations and assessors<\/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=\"rich-text section\" data-dc-animate>\n    <div class=\" fade-animate \"  data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-sky-900-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a87594570611dcddb5fe33d039fb9712\">Milestones towards Fair Labor Accreditation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/fair-labor-accreditation\/\">Fair Labor Accreditation<\/a> sets a manufacturing company on a concrete path to improving labor conditions in its Tier One and owned manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">To earn accreditation, companies must meet a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ma-milestone-infographics-800.png\">rigorous series of milestones<\/a> in implementing, monitoring, and remediating workplace standards based on FLA\u2019s Fair Labor Practices. Each milestone represents key building blocks companies need for an effective social compliance program that improves working conditions and worker well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">When a manufacturing company joins FLA, it commits to achieving accreditation of its social compliance program within five years of being approved as an FLA member. Companies are also required to actively participate in any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/fair-labor-investigations\/\">Fair Labor Investigations<\/a> accepted through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/accountability\/fair-labor-investigations\/tpc\/\">Third Party Complaint<\/a> channel.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-9b07666860d9da11ea1bb906d94c299d\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content   ep-percentage-width   ep-content-protection-disabled \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedpress-inner-iframe emebedpress-unit-percent ep-doc-9b07666860d9da11ea1bb906d94c299d\"  style=\"max-width:100%\" id=\"embedpress-pdf-1760106823267\">\n\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper\"><div class=\"position-right-wraper gutenberg-pdf-wraper\"><iframe title=\"ManufacturingAccreditation\" class=\"embedpress-embed-document-pdf embedpress-pdf-1760106823267\" style=\"width:600px;height:600px; max-width:100%; display: inline-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=get_viewer&#038;file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fairlabor.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F10%2FManufacturingAccreditation.pdf#key=dGhlbWVNb2RlPWxpZ2h0JnRvb2xiYXI9dHJ1ZSZwb3NpdGlvbj10b3AmcHJlc2VudGF0aW9uPXRydWUmbGF6eUxvYWQ9dHJ1ZSZkb3dubG9hZD10cnVlJmNvcHlfdGV4dD10cnVlJmFkZF90ZXh0PWZhbHNlJmRyYXc9ZmFsc2UmZG9jX3JvdGF0aW9uPWZhbHNlJmFkZF9pbWFnZT1mYWxzZSZkb2NfZGV0YWlscz1mYWxzZSZ6b29tX2luPXRydWUmem9vbV9vdXQ9dHJ1ZSZmaXRfdmlldz10cnVlJmJvb2ttYXJrPXRydWUmZmxpcGJvb2tfdG9vbGJhcl9wb3NpdGlvbj10b3Amc2VsZWN0aW9uX3Rvb2w9MCZzY3JvbGxpbmc9LTEmc3ByZWFkcz0tMQ==\" frameborder=\"0\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"rich-text section\" data-dc-animate>\n    <div class=\" fade-animate \"  data-dc-animate-ref=\"fadeBlocks[]\">\n        \n    <\/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[]\">FLA evaluates business practices against the highest international standards for 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\/process\/\" 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\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":103,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-107","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60479,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107\/revisions\/60479"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fairlabor.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}