Dear Seniors,
ours is an export oriented mfg company.One of our client has appointed one of the independent consultant to do a SOCIAL AUDIT.the report of this audit would be used for going signing a new contract of manufacturing.
Could anyone tell me ,what all needs to be prepared and what comes under social audit.What is the authority of the independent auditors if they ask copy of some confidential data...
Pl. help its URGENT.
Anagha
From India, Calcutta
1ours is an export oriented mfg company.One of our client has appointed one of the independent consultant to do a SOCIAL AUDIT.the report of this audit would be used for going signing a new contract of manufacturing.
Could anyone tell me ,what all needs to be prepared and what comes under social audit.What is the authority of the independent auditors if they ask copy of some confidential data...
Pl. help its URGENT.
Anagha
From India, Calcutta
Hi Anagha
As per my knowledge, Social Audit deals with the basic Health, Welfare and Safety facilities provided by the company to its employees. the auditor will go to the production floor to check the working conditions present under which the people are working. you can find the detailed list of Health, safety and welfare facilities in factories act 1948. It will be checked how company keep their employees informed abour regular policies of the company. you should have a notice board on your relevant places in the factory which mentions all the requiste policies such as minimum wages, safety at work, OT policy, Leave policy, Grievance Handling Policy etc.
The auditor may also interview some of your employees to check on how company has kept them informed.
Apart from this there will be check on all your records and register maintained such as leave register, salary register, safety register, bonus register etc. so you are required to keep all the registers updated.
Hop this will help you to stimulate your thinking in some way
Please do let us know about your audit results. and Dont' worry the consultant will not disclose it to any one except the party they are hired by.
Gud luc
Hitesh
From India, New Delhi
As per my knowledge, Social Audit deals with the basic Health, Welfare and Safety facilities provided by the company to its employees. the auditor will go to the production floor to check the working conditions present under which the people are working. you can find the detailed list of Health, safety and welfare facilities in factories act 1948. It will be checked how company keep their employees informed abour regular policies of the company. you should have a notice board on your relevant places in the factory which mentions all the requiste policies such as minimum wages, safety at work, OT policy, Leave policy, Grievance Handling Policy etc.
The auditor may also interview some of your employees to check on how company has kept them informed.
Apart from this there will be check on all your records and register maintained such as leave register, salary register, safety register, bonus register etc. so you are required to keep all the registers updated.
Hop this will help you to stimulate your thinking in some way
Please do let us know about your audit results. and Dont' worry the consultant will not disclose it to any one except the party they are hired by.
Gud luc
Hitesh
From India, New Delhi
Your client may be asking for a SA-8000 audit. There are many sources of information about this on the internet.
A link at UL is
http://www.ul.com <link updated to site home>
The BSI link is
http://www.bsi-global.com/en/Assessm...hemes/SA-8000/
A seminar was held in Bombay on this yesterday:
http://bombaychamber.com <link updated to site home>
There is also a new ISO standard in development that covers social Responsibility - ISO 26000:2008.
Cheers,
bill hefley
A link at UL is
http://www.ul.com <link updated to site home>
The BSI link is
http://www.bsi-global.com/en/Assessm...hemes/SA-8000/
A seminar was held in Bombay on this yesterday:
http://bombaychamber.com <link updated to site home>
There is also a new ISO standard in development that covers social Responsibility - ISO 26000:2008.
Cheers,
bill hefley
Hai Anagha,
I am a HR consultant in meeting various buyer requirments on social accountability. In your case first let me know on what code or standard your audit is going to be done. there are different codes like WRAP, ETI BASE Code, SA 8000 etc. Few buyers have thier own standards like one Walmart - retail giant has.
Once you are clear about the buyer requiremnts we can easily move ahead.
Regards
P.T.RAMESHAN
From India, Madras
I am a HR consultant in meeting various buyer requirments on social accountability. In your case first let me know on what code or standard your audit is going to be done. there are different codes like WRAP, ETI BASE Code, SA 8000 etc. Few buyers have thier own standards like one Walmart - retail giant has.
Once you are clear about the buyer requiremnts we can easily move ahead.
Regards
P.T.RAMESHAN
From India, Madras
HI,
It is nothing more than checking if you're doing the right things you ought to be doing in your organization & if you are really in for improvement then there is nothing to worry about. one thing is for sure: at the end of the audit, you'll start correcting all the wrong practices.
So before the auditor comes around; just put your house in order - make sure you have the right records, you don't employ minors in your establishment, you abide by all the labour laws (minimum wage, general conditions of service), you treat your employees like human beings not like pigs, you have the right safety attire and procedures in place, etc etc.
And that the things that ought to be communicated to employees are properly done.
If you're a mfg export oriented firm and you mean to sustain and grow your export markets, then prepare for more of such audits.
In short, you buyer would want to make sure they are not promoting any bad practice by doing business with you.
All the best,
Nana
It is nothing more than checking if you're doing the right things you ought to be doing in your organization & if you are really in for improvement then there is nothing to worry about. one thing is for sure: at the end of the audit, you'll start correcting all the wrong practices.
So before the auditor comes around; just put your house in order - make sure you have the right records, you don't employ minors in your establishment, you abide by all the labour laws (minimum wage, general conditions of service), you treat your employees like human beings not like pigs, you have the right safety attire and procedures in place, etc etc.
And that the things that ought to be communicated to employees are properly done.
If you're a mfg export oriented firm and you mean to sustain and grow your export markets, then prepare for more of such audits.
In short, you buyer would want to make sure they are not promoting any bad practice by doing business with you.
All the best,
Nana
Hi Anagha,
i would recommend you to read the WRAP (worldwide responsible apparel production) document which is freely avaliable online.
go through all the clauses with a fine comb. you will realise the simplicity and beauty of the standard at the same time.
This document will clear all your doubts and help you in facing any kind of audits in the near future.
suryavrat
9999645755
From India, Delhi
i would recommend you to read the WRAP (worldwide responsible apparel production) document which is freely avaliable online.
go through all the clauses with a fine comb. you will realise the simplicity and beauty of the standard at the same time.
This document will clear all your doubts and help you in facing any kind of audits in the near future.
suryavrat
9999645755
From India, Delhi
Dear Anagha,
I think this is one of the questions or Quiries i received when i was working as a Social Complaince Auditor. As some of the CITEHR friends added so many coments and advices to visit few related websites, hope you got the full information on the Complaince methodology.
I have 150+ audit experience for different Apparel, Textile, Footwear, Pharmaceuticals, Toys and other industries. For different brands like Nike, Reebok, Wal-Mart, Redcats, Carrefour, K-Mart, Tesco, Chicos, Quicksilver, Oshcosh, Coco Cola India and sooo on.
It is mandatory these days after the senario of Post 9/11 attack on World Trade Center. The USA Customs also demanding to comply C-TPAT(Customs Trade Partnership against Terrorism).
All the importers at USA signed their Home Land Social and Security policies. With this as per the importer's CSR-Corporate Social Responsibility all the suppliers and sub-suppliers should abide by their Code of Conduct and Ethical Laws. The ethical certifications like WRAP, ETI, SA 8000, BSCI will solve this. But if we think as an indian it is very unfortunate that the USA importers are commanding us to follow their COC and our own laws. Most of the time during the audit i always discuss this issue with the factory management that the indian laws are far better than any other country and it is a shame that we are not following. for example one of the 9 policies that WRAP or SA 8000 speaks about is Health and Safety. The indian laws says that every two months the facility should conduct Mock Evacuation drill to make all the employees aware of the fire safety during the time of emergency. And as i said this is very unfortunate that the factory does not follow the law and the compliance auditor will defenetly will raise a Non-Conformity during the auidt.
Please open the attached file for detailed check list for self assessment for the status of the factory as on date.
I wish all the best for the Audit and if you need further information please mail me at
or contact me at +91 9966389639
From India, Mumbai
I think this is one of the questions or Quiries i received when i was working as a Social Complaince Auditor. As some of the CITEHR friends added so many coments and advices to visit few related websites, hope you got the full information on the Complaince methodology.
I have 150+ audit experience for different Apparel, Textile, Footwear, Pharmaceuticals, Toys and other industries. For different brands like Nike, Reebok, Wal-Mart, Redcats, Carrefour, K-Mart, Tesco, Chicos, Quicksilver, Oshcosh, Coco Cola India and sooo on.
It is mandatory these days after the senario of Post 9/11 attack on World Trade Center. The USA Customs also demanding to comply C-TPAT(Customs Trade Partnership against Terrorism).
All the importers at USA signed their Home Land Social and Security policies. With this as per the importer's CSR-Corporate Social Responsibility all the suppliers and sub-suppliers should abide by their Code of Conduct and Ethical Laws. The ethical certifications like WRAP, ETI, SA 8000, BSCI will solve this. But if we think as an indian it is very unfortunate that the USA importers are commanding us to follow their COC and our own laws. Most of the time during the audit i always discuss this issue with the factory management that the indian laws are far better than any other country and it is a shame that we are not following. for example one of the 9 policies that WRAP or SA 8000 speaks about is Health and Safety. The indian laws says that every two months the facility should conduct Mock Evacuation drill to make all the employees aware of the fire safety during the time of emergency. And as i said this is very unfortunate that the factory does not follow the law and the compliance auditor will defenetly will raise a Non-Conformity during the auidt.
Please open the attached file for detailed check list for self assessment for the status of the factory as on date.
I wish all the best for the Audit and if you need further information please mail me at
From India, Mumbai
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DEAR ANUGHA,
WE ARE INDEPENDANT FREE LANCING SA 8000 CONSULATANT. WE TAKE TURNKEY PROJECT TILL CERTIFICATION IS COMPLETED. MOST OF THE REPUTED GROUPS IN FOOTWEAR AND TEXTILES INDUSTRY ARE OUR CLIENTS AND WE ARE ALSO SPECIALIZED IN BUYERS AUDIT. IF U HAVE ANY QUERY MAIL OR CALL US AT
or call at 9997870009.
NESHESH AGARWAL
AGRA
OFFICES AT: AGRA, DELHI, DHOLPUR
PH:9997870009
From India, Delhi
WE ARE INDEPENDANT FREE LANCING SA 8000 CONSULATANT. WE TAKE TURNKEY PROJECT TILL CERTIFICATION IS COMPLETED. MOST OF THE REPUTED GROUPS IN FOOTWEAR AND TEXTILES INDUSTRY ARE OUR CLIENTS AND WE ARE ALSO SPECIALIZED IN BUYERS AUDIT. IF U HAVE ANY QUERY MAIL OR CALL US AT
NESHESH AGARWAL
AGRA
OFFICES AT: AGRA, DELHI, DHOLPUR
PH:9997870009
From India, Delhi
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