Hanesbrands Inc announced that the company has joined the Fair Labor Association and will undergo the FLA's two-year implementation process for accreditation of the company's global social compliance program.
“Hanesbrands is pleased to join the Fair Labor Association because of our shared commitment to high labor standards,” said Hanesbrands Chief Executive Officer Richard A. Noll. “We are confident that the FLA's independent external monitoring process will confirm what employees, communities, investors and the apparel industry already know – that Hanesbrands is a leader in providing workers with a safe, clean and productive work environment.”
The Fair Labor Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C., works with industry, civil society organizations and colleges and universities to protect workers' rights and improve working conditions in factories around the world.
“The FLA is pleased to welcome Hanesbrands Inc. as an addition to a growing number of companies dedicated to protecting workers' rights and to meeting and exceeding international labor standards,” said FLA President and CEO Auret van Heerden. “We look forward to Hanesbrands' active engagement with the FLA and appreciate the company's commitment to fair labor standards.”
Participating companies in the FLA are required to fulfill 10 company obligations, including conducting internal monitoring of facilities, submitting to independent monitoring audits and verification, and managing and reporting information on their compliance efforts. The FLA conducts unannounced independent external monitoring audits of a sample of a participating company's plants and suppliers, and publishes the results of those audits and any corrective action plans that may be needed, for the public to review.
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