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LABOR PRACTICES AND HUMAN RIGHTS
SGC abides by all applicable labor laws and strives to ensure every employee has a safe, healthy work environment. We have rules and practices in place to promote health and safety and prevent harm in the workplace, as well as established systems for reporting issues or unsafe conditions.
EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR SUPPLIERS
We work to ensure that our global manufacturing and supply chain partners respect human rights and maintain fair working conditions. Through our human rights due diligence process, we evaluate supplier social compliance certifications as well as compliance with our policies. As detailed in the Supply Chain Management section of this report, supply chain partners are expected to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the policies outlined in the company’s Supplier and Vendor Compliance Manual, along with any human rights clauses contained in our divisions’ policies and procedures.
Our polices require our suppliers to provide a safe, healthy work environment for their employees and follow labor practices in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. These policies include protections against forced labor, human trafficking, child labor, harassment, violence, discrimination, and other unacceptable practices. We require suppliers to pay wages and benefits that meet or exceed the legally required wages and benefits for their locality, including legally required overtime wages. If our suppliers are in locations where no wage or benefits laws exist, we require them to engage with local contacts for guidance on the proper local standard of pay for their employees.
We take a proactive approach to compliance with fair labor and human rights policies, including regular trainings, audits, and monitoring to drive continuous improvement. In the event of noncompliance in our supply chain, we collaborate with all necessary partners to facilitate solutions and maintain productive relationships. For additional details, please see the Supply Chain Management section of this report.
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PERCENTAGES OF SUPPLIERS SCREENED USING SOCIAL CRITERIA FOR SGC’S UNIFORM SEGMENT
