The relationship between customer factory inspection and WRAP certification

Factory inspection is simply that the business itself or entrusts a third-party organization to inspect the factory to see if it meets its requirements. Factory inspection is nothing more than three aspects: social responsibility inspection, anti-terrorism inspection, and quality inspection.

If you pass these certifications, you will become a supplier. Among them, social responsibility factory inspection is also called moral factory inspection and human rights factory inspection. It mainly includes child labor, forced labor, discrimination, freedom of association, wages and benefits, working hours, environment, health and safety, etc. There are two anti-terrorism factory inspections today, C-TPAT and GSV. Including physical security, procedural security, personnel security, information security, logistics security, anti-terrorism awareness training, access control security. Quality factory inspection includes raw material control, production process control, finished product inspection, and customer complaint system. The social responsibility factory inspection adopts the WRAP standard.

The benefits of passing the factory inspection and the principles to be followed:
WRAP certification is a certification specifically for the apparel industry. Auditing the factory is the most effective way to ensure that the factory production environment meets WRAP production specifications. Retailers and brand owners are becoming more and more aware of and accepting WRAP certification. After passing WRAP certification, their suppliers can avoid repeated social responsibility audits, thereby saving a lot of time and costs. Principles to be followed for WRAP certification: 1. Comply with laws and workplace regulations; prohibit forced labor. 2. Prohibit the employment of child labor; prohibit harassment or abuse of workers. 3. Comply with salary and welfare regulations; comply with working hours regulations. 4. Prohibit discrimination; comply with health and safety standards. 5. Guarantee freedom of association and collective bargaining; comply with environmental management requirements. 6. Comply with customs regulations; comply with safety regulations.