Employment

Legal Acts: The Organization complies with the legal framework of Bangladesh, namely the Factories Act, Shops and Establishment Act, Factory has employed a full time Welfare Officer / Compliance Officer to satisfactorily comply with all Code of Conducts.

Child Labour: As per factory recruitment policyfirst condition / criteria is factory will not allow child labor. Factory will not hire any employee under the age of 18, or under the age interfering with compulsory schooling, or under the minimum age established by law, whichever is greater.

Personal Records: Personal files of workers have a signed copy of Service Contract, which clearly mentions the job Title, Employment Terms, probation Period, Maternity Benefits & Termination Clause. Workers are screened by doctors within the first three days of joining and are given Age certificate.

Wages & Overtime: Overtime records for past Six months are made available in the factories at all times and are controlled as per the local legislative requirement. One day rest is mandatory in one week / seven days. Overtime records indicate the overtime hours and overtime premium. It is being paid as per local legislative requirements. Copy of last Six months Payroll as also available in the factory all the times and this includes Basic Salary, House Rent, Medical Allowance, Other Benefits and deductions.

Harass: Factory has harassment policy as per factories act. Factory will provide a work environment free of harassment, abuse or corporal punishment, Factory has been training to senior workers, line supervisors, QCs and all other Managers to provide by the compliance manager. This is continuous process.

Prohibition of Forced Labor: Factory will not use involuntary of forced Labor-indentured, bonded or otherwise labor in any circumstances.

Prohibition of Discrimination: Factory of sewn products will employ, pay, promote, and terminate workers on the basis of their ability to do the job, rather than on the basis of personal characteristics or beliefs.

  Health and Hygiene

Neat & Cleanliness:  As per factory Act, In question of sanitation our factories garbage, dustbin etc. are always kept neat & clean so that no bad smell can be created from those.

Air, Temperature & Illumination:  The factory floors are well ventilated and lighted as per factories act. In all section of floors of the factory has got the system of humidity control and it is maintained carefully so that worker can work in peaceful situation. 

Health Attendants: Factory has a full Nurse & part time Doctor. A proper First Aid Team is being trained by qualified Doctor. Qualifications of the Doctor, Nurse & First Aid Team are readily available in the factory. 

Hygiene: Factory Doctor and Welfare officer / Compliance officer provides health screening, age certification and counseling on hygiene to all the workers on a routine basis.

Drinking water: Potable drinking water is provided by the management to all the workers of the Factory and a drinking water test report is available for ready reference.

Toilet: Factory has sufficient clean toilets / washrooms as per factories act.

Safety 

Needle Policy: Records are maintained for the control of new, used and broken needles. There is tight control over the needle issuance and broken needle policy by the Management. Broken / used needle records are also available. All needles are removed from idling machines. Sewing machines have needle guards and over lock, button attach machines have eye guards.

Furthermore, a hand held metal detector and conveyor type scanning machines are used to scan every finished garment before cartooning. Needle detector calibration is done by each two hours.

Maintenance of Machinery & Plant Fixtures: To safe guard workers from any accidents / job related injuries, plant equipment such as electric generator, machine guard, gas boiler electrical fitting and etc. are checked periodically. 

Fire Safety

Fire Fighting: The Factories are fully compliant of fire standard and has trained in-house Fire Fighting Team. In case of fire, smoke detectors, fire alarm and emergency light will active in every floor.

Fire Fighting Tools & Equipment’s: To combat fire, fire fighting procedure, emergency evacuation procedure and evacuation maps are placed in every floor. Fire extinguishers, buckets, beaters, hooks and fire hydrant are clearly marked and accessible to all the workers. Emergency Fire Exits are clearly marked and exit doors are routinely checked everyday. All fire fighting equipment used are inspected on a monthly basis for damage, obstruction and audit tags are attached with each equipment.

Fire Drill: At least one fire drill is conducted every month and documented in a Fire Drill Register, which is counter signed by the Local Fire Department or BGMEA fire team. All relevant information is available in the Fire Drill Register including ratio of male to female workers and time taken for evacuation

Welfare

First Aid: First Aid box is available in all departments and usage records are kept. Selected workers and line supervisors have been trained to provide First Aid to the factory workers.

Injuries and Accidents: In case of serious injuries / accidents, workers are taken to the hospitals. Any injury / accident of the workers that take place in the Factory are properly documented in a register with their name, section, date and cause of the injury / accident and preventive measures are taken and recorded as well.

Canteen & Rest Room: It is mentionable of that there are a suitable rest room and a canteen for the workers & staffs.

Child Care: Factory is building Child Care facilities for the women workers as per Factories Act.

Stair & Exit Door: Factory has three exit doors and stair which are more than 48” as per Factories Act.

Group Insurance: All workers are includedunder the BGMEA Group insurance which is provided by the management.

Note: Factory has employed a full time Welfare Officer and a full time Compliance Manager who responsible for routinely checked everyday every points and take necessary action.