CREA 2011

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The process by which a product is assembled from component parts and brought to market
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The process by which a an agricultural product is brought from where it is grown to the market
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Each process can have many steps

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Supply chains for each commodity are different, are unique to the product
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All supply chains have some things in common

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Raw materials
How materials are processed
How the processed materials become components of the final product
All the processed materials needed for a final product

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It is not enough to have the raw materials
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Or even the processed materials
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People are key to any supply chain;
Without men and women working, supply chain s do not function

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Supply chain focus: Bringing product to market
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Value chain focus: Where can profit be made

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Vendors or agencies
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Contractors
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Sub-contractors
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Suppliers
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Tiers

= Standards set for the Workplace
Based on Country Law
International Standards including the Core ILO
Conventions
Company’s Code
RULE: For each issue, whichever is the highest standard applies

Many countries do not have laws addressing workplace safety and worker’s rights
Even if they do have laws on the books, enforcement system can be weak or non-existent

C-29 Labour Convention, 1930
C-87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the
Right to Organize Convention, 1949
C-98 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining
Convention, 1949
C-100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951
C-105 Abolition of Forced Labor Convention, 1957 *
C-111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation)
Convention, 1958
C-138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973
C-182 Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention, 1999 *
NOTE: US has only ratified C-105 and C182

Basic Topic Requirements
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Compliance with All relevant laws
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Working hours
Compensation
Child and Juvenile Labor
Forced Labor
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Harassment and Abuse
Contract Labor
Freedom of Association and Right to Engage in
Collective Bargaining
Environmental Management
Anti-discrimination statement

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Between Codes or Standards for Direct
Employees
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Codes for Workplaces in Supply Chains
It is not either/or…….the magic word is AND
BOTH are necessary

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The Code is succinctly stated with an application manual provided which expands on the code
The Code and application manual are provided in one document
Both are fine as long as the necessary components are in the materials

Gap – Code of Vendor Conduct http://www2.gapinc.com/GapIncSubSites/csr/
EmbracingOurResponsibility/Governance/Gov_COVC.shtml
Target Code of Vendor Engagement http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-
034203
Walt Disney Company http://corporate.disney.go.com/citizenship/codeofconduct.html
Try searching on the internet for the code of companies in which you are interested. Codes should be easy to find.