Bio-Stiftung CH-8570 Weinfelden, Weststr. 51 Telefon 0041-(0)71-626 0 626 Fondation Bio Telefax 0041-(0)71-626 0 623 Bio Foundation e-mail [email protected] IMO SOCIAL & FAIRTRADE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME Version February 2008 The programme and further information on “For Life” - IMO Social Responsibility and “Fair for Life” - IMO Social & FairTrade Certification are published on www.fairforlife.org . In the subsection “certified operators” all companies certified according to this programme are listed with their standard performance and the evaluation of their social impact. Comments and suggestions about the contents of this document can be sent by email to [email protected] . IMO S&FT Programme 2008 © Copyright: Bio-Foundation Switzerland CONTENTS 1 APPLICABILITY AND LABELLING ................................................................................................. 6 1.1 CERTIFICATION OPTIONS ................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 FAIR FOR LIFE – SOCIAL & FAIR TRADE CERTIFICATION ....................................................................... 6 1.2.1 Type of Operations...................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2.2 Labelling and Handling of Fair for Life Agricultural Products....................................................................... 7 1.2.3 Labelling and Handling of Non-Agricultural Products ................................................................................ 11 1.3 FOR LIFE - SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CERTIFICATION .......................................................................... 12 1.3.1 Type of Operations.................................................................................................................................... 12 1.3.2 Labelling and Handling of For Life Agricultural Products........................................................................... 12 1.3.3 Labelling and Handling of Non-Agricultural Products ................................................................................ 15 1.4 AUDIT & CERTIFICATION PROCESS ................................................................................................... 15 2 SOCIAL STANDARD ISSUES HIRED LABOUR ........................................................................... 17 2.1 BASIC RIGHTS OF ALL WORKERS ...................................................................................................... 17 2.1.1 Forced Labour........................................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.2 Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining...................................................................... 18 2.1.3 Child Labour.............................................................................................................................................. 18 2.1.4 Disciplinary Practices ................................................................................................................................ 19 2.1.5 Equal Treatment and Opportunities........................................................................................................... 19 2.1.6 Health & Safety ......................................................................................................................................... 20 2.2 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ......................................................................................................... 21 2.2.1 Contracts & Relations between Employer and Workforce......................................................................... 22 2.2.2 Wages ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 2.2.3 Working Hours........................................................................................................................................... 23 2.2.4 Social Benefits........................................................................................................................................... 24 2.2.5 Equal Treatment of Different Labour Types............................................................................................... 25 2.3 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS .............................................................................................................. 26 2.3.1 Water Conservation................................................................................................................................... 26 2.3.2 Energy Management and Climate Change................................................................................................ 26 2.3.3 Ecosystem Management........................................................................................................................... 27 2.3.4 Waste Management .................................................................................................................................. 28 3 SOCIAL STANDARD ISSUES FOR PRODUCER GROUPS......................................................... 29 3.1 ORGANISATION OF THE GROUP ......................................................................................................... 29 3.1.1 Transparent Administration and Relations with Producers........................................................................ 29 3.1.2 Pricing and Producer Payments ................................................................................................................ 31 3.1.3 Non-Discrimination and Gender Aspects................................................................................................... 32 3.1.4 Internal Control System............................................................................................................................. 32 3.2 WORKING CONDITIONS ON PRODUCER FARMS .................................................................................. 33 3.2.1 Child Labour and Young Workers on Producer Farms.............................................................................. 33 3.2.2 Working Conditions on Producer Farms.................................................................................................... 34 3.3 LABOUR CONDITIONS PRODUCER GROUP STAFF ............................................................................... 36 3.3.1 Basic Labour Rights for Producer Group Staff .......................................................................................... 36 3.3.2 Employment Conditions for Producer Group Staff..................................................................................... 37 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS .............................................................................................................. 38 3.4.1 Internal Monitoring Environmental Aspects ............................................................................................... 38 3.4.2 Environmental Performance of Producers................................................................................................. 39 3.4.3 Environmental Performance Group Processing ........................................................................................ 39 4 FAIRTRADE STANDARD ISSUES ................................................................................................ 42 4.1 OBLIGATIONS FOR FAIR TRADE BUYERS ........................................................................................... 43 4.1.1 Trade Relationship .................................................................................................................................... 43 4.1.2 Pricing & FairTrade Premiums .................................................................................................................. 44 4.2 OBLIGATIONS FOR FAIR TRADE PRODUCER COMPANIES .................................................................... 45 4.2.1 FairTrade Obligations for all FairTrade Producer Companies ................................................................... 46 4.2.2 Additional FairTrade Obligations for Producer Groups Operations ........................................................... 47 4.2.3 Additional FairTrade Obligations for Hired Labour Situations.................................................................... 48 IMO Social & FairTrade Programme Version Feb. 08 2/49 Preamble This Social and FairTrade certification programme was developed by the Swiss Bio-Foundation for IMO in response to various customer requests concerning the lack of breadth, applicability to a wide range of production situations and trade relations and accessibility of other fair trade and social responsibility certification schemes. The programme is based on existing baseline standards such as ILO conventions and the FLO standards, but also comprises the recent recommendations on social standards as elaborated by the ISEAL SASA project. The programme is public and includes the input of various actors in the industry as well as other experts and stakeholders. Continued comments from stakeholders are highly welcomed to further improve and adapt the programme to common fair trade principles as well as to the practical needs of the companies that are implementing the programme. Social Responsibility Certification confirms that workers enjoy fair and safe working conditions and that producer groups have well working, accountable