2. The process by which a product is assembled
from component parts and brought to market
The process by which a an agricultural
product is brought from where it is grown to
the market
Each process can have many steps
3. Supply chains for each commodity are
different, are unique to the product
All supply chains have some things in
common
4. Raw materials
How materials are processed
How the processed materials become
components of the final product
All the processed materials needed for a final
product
7. It is not enough to have the raw materials
Or even the processed materials
People are key to any supply chain;
Without men and women working, supply
chain s do not function
8. Supply chain focus: Bringing product to
market
Value chain focus: Where can profit be made
10. = Standards set for the Workplace
Based on Country Law
International Standards including the Core ILO
Conventions
Company’s Code
RULE: For each issue, whichever is the highest
standard applies
11. Many countries do not have laws addressing
workplace safety and worker’s rights
Even if they do have laws on the
books, enforcement system can be weak or
non-existent
12. C-29 Labour Convention, 1930
C-87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the
Right to Organize Convention, 1949
C-98 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining
Convention, 1949
C-100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951
C-105 Abolition of Forced Labor Convention, 1957 *
C-111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation)
Convention, 1958
C-138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973
C-182 Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention, 1999 *
NOTE: US has only ratified C-105 and C182
13. Basic Topic Requirements
- Compliance with All relevant laws
- Working hours
- Compensation
- Child and Juvenile Labor
- Forced Labor
- Harassment and Abuse
- Contract Labor
- Freedom of Association and Right to Engage in
Collective Bargaining
- Environmental Management
- Anti-discrimination statement
14. Between Codes or Standards for Direct
Employees
Codes for Workplaces in Supply Chains
It is not either/or…….the magic word is AND
BOTH are necessary
15. The Code is succinctly stated with an
application manual provided which expands
on the code
The Code and application manual are
provided in one document
Both are fine as long as the necessary
components are in the materials
16. Gap – Code of Vendor Conduct
http://www2.gapinc.com/GapIncSubSites/csr/
EmbracingOurResponsibility/Governance/Gov_COVC.shtml
Target Code of Vendor Engagement
http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-
034203
Walt Disney Company
http://corporate.disney.go.com/citizenship/codeofconduct.html
Try searching on the internet for the code of
companies in which you are interested. Codes
should be easy to find.
