Social Responsibility

Social Responsibility

Friend makes the following commitments to fulfill SA8000 social responsibility standards:

Comply with all provisions of SA8000 social responsibility standard and local labor laws and regulations, including:

• The use of child labor and forced labor is prohibited, and suppliers or subcontractors who use child labor or forced labor are not accepted.
• Respect employees’ freedom and prohibit any form of forced labor.
• Provide safe and hygienic working and living conditions to ensure the safety and health of employees.
• Promote labor-capital cooperation and respect employees' freedom of association and collective bargaining rights.
• Provide an equitable and impartial working environment and prohibit any form of discrimination.
• Respect the basic human rights of employees and prohibit any form of degrading behavior.
• Reasonably arrange production plans, and reasonably arrange working hours, rest and vacation of employees.
• Provide reasonable wages and benefits to at least meet the basic needs of employees and the minimum wage standard.
• Comply with applicable environmental management rules, regulations, standards, and local environmental practices.
• Factory safety procedures will be maintained to prevent unauthorized dangerous goods from being mixed into shipments.
• Accept and actively cooperate with the on-site audit of social responsibility, and truthfully and completely provide the required audit information.
• Timely take corrective and remedial measures for any nonconformity that violates SA8000 social responsibility standards.