“Forced labor and bonded labor must be forbidden. Employers may not retain original documents, wages or bonuses of the workers. In addition, the workers must be guaranteed the right to terminate the employment relationship in compliance with the statutory period of notice. Overtime shall be voluntary.“
An obligation in and of itself is not enough, of course. Therefore, all our producers are regularly monitored by independent auditors such as those from Fair Wear Foundation. This process involved carefully examining whether there were any cases of forced labor. This is verified through interviews inside and outside the production site.
The FWF's reviews show that in 2018 there were complaints in this area about terminations. Employees at one production site complained that they had difficulties giving notice within the statutory period. We then entered into a dialogue with our producer. All managers were reinformed of the procedure to be followed in the event of dismissals. In addition, the employees were reinformed about the exact procedure for dismissals.
| GRI: | 409-1 |
