What is a human rights factory audit?

The main contents of human rights factory audit
1. Human rights factory inspections are mainly conducted by government departments and European and American customers to check whether companies implement labor laws, mainly in terms of whether employees work overtime and meet local minimum wage standards, insurance benefits, and safety protection. The core of human rights inspections is personnel, attendance, salary and benefits, safety and health, living environment, company systems, etc.
2. Objects and characteristics of factory inspection:
A. Factory inspections by government departments (labor, taxation, customs): In addition to the attendance and salary departments, the number of employees, ID cards and insurance should also be the focus of adjustment. Maintaining a good relationship between the enterprise and the government is also an important factor.
B. Direct factory inspection by European and American customers: This is easier to deal with as they are not familiar with the situation in mainland China.
C. Customers entrust third-party factory inspection: They are professional in factory inspection and are familiar with the situation in my country. They are the most difficult to deal with. They must meet the standards and handle the relationship well.
3. Important contents (main aspects)
Content or scope of customer factory inspection:
1. Human Rights
2. Employment Contract
3. Working hours and rest time
4. Salary
5. Female employees and underage workers
6. Social insurance and welfare
7. Labor safety and health
8. Anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism situation and human rights situation:
1. Gender discrimination: Does the factory have any regulations for refusing to hire women (except for jobs or positions that are not suitable for women or underage workers as stipulated by the state) or raising the hiring standards for women?
2. Racial discrimination: Does the factory have regulations on hiring people of certain nationalities, races, or religious beliefs?
3. Personal freedom: The factory has used threats of violence or illegal restrictions on personal freedom to force labor.
4. Whether the factory insults, physically punishes, beats, illegally searches, or detains workers.
5. Can employees enter and leave the dormitory freely after get off work (at any time)?
6. Do employees lock half of the door when they are at work?
7. Can employees refuse to work overtime due to personal reasons?
8. Can employees be granted leave with a doctor’s certificate?
9. Does the factory provide training to employees? If so, does the factory charge training fees to employees?
10. Do you collect deposits from new employees or confiscate their ID cards?
11. Are employees punished for poor performance or mistakes?
12. Will there be fines for punishing employees? If so, what is the maximum amount of the fine?
13. Is there a minimum wage standard in the local area? Do all employees’ wages meet the minimum wage standard?
14. Can employees use the restroom whenever they need it?
15. Are there any time limits for employees to go to the restroom?
16. Can employees leave freely after get off work?
17. How long is the employee's resignation period?
18. How long does it take for employees to have each meal? (From when to when)
19. Has the factory established a complaint and suggestion mechanism?
Labor contract signing status
1. Do all employees have signed labor contracts? Do employees have copies of their labor contracts?
2. Are all the employees’ labor contracts signed by themselves?
3. Is the content of the labor contract detailed and clear?
4. Does the wage standard agreed upon by both parties in the labor contract meet the local minimum wage standard at the time?
5. Has the labor contract been reviewed and stamped by the relevant local government departments?
Working hours, rest and vacation
1. How many hours do employees work every day? How is their rest time allocated?
2. What time does employees’ overtime work start and end at night?
3. How many hours of overtime do employees work at night during the off-season? How many hours during the peak season?
4. How many shifts does the factory implement? What are the working hours?
5. How many hours do employees normally work per week? How many hours do they work overtime?
6. How long can an employee work before having a day off?
7. How many days do employees normally work per week?
8. What paid holidays can employees enjoy?
Salary
1. What is the minimum wage standard? Do employees’ wages meet the minimum wage standard?
2. How often are wages paid? Is there a pay slip? What is included in the pay slip? What are the deductions?
Please list them separately?
3. In what form are wages paid? How are they calculated?
4. Do employees receive work bonuses? If so, how can they obtain them?
5. How are employees’ overtime pay calculated?
6. What are the deductions on the payroll? Please list them one by one.
Female workers and underage workers
1. What kinds of jobs do national laws and regulations prohibit female employees from working in?
2. What level of labor intensity is it forbidden for female employees to engage in work?
3. What are the regulations regarding work and working hours for female employees during pregnancy?
4. How many days of paid maternity leave do female employees enjoy during the childbirth period?
5. What kind of work is prohibited for female employees to do while breastfeeding a baby under one year old?
What are the regulations regarding time, etc.?
6. What is the minimum employment age stipulated by national laws and regulations?
7. What is the minimum age for employees working in the factory?
8. Does the factory have any written regulations regarding the age of employees?
9. What procedures or methods does the factory use to determine the age of its employees?
10. Are there any underage workers (aged 16 to under 18) in the factory?
11. Have the underage workers been registered and approved by the local labor department?
12. Are annual physical examinations provided for underage workers?
13. How are the working hours of underage workers allocated? What kind of jobs are they prohibited from doing?
Social insurance and welfare
1. What insurances do companies have to buy for their employees according to laws and regulations?
2. Has the factory purchased work-related injury insurance for 100% of all employees?
3. Does the purchase rate of other insurance items meet the national standards? Is there any relevant certificate issued by the insurance department?
4. Do you have any social insurance payment receipt?
5. What benefits does the factory provide to employees? Please list them one by one?
6. Will there be deductions for accommodation and meals? How much does a factory uniform cost? Will there be deductions?
7. Does the factory provide personal labor protection supplies free of charge?
8. How many male and female restrooms are there in the work area? Are there doors, toilet paper and hand sanitizer? How many people use them on average?
A toilet?
9. How many male and female toilets are there in the living area? Are there doors, toilet paper and hand sanitizer? On average, how many people use one toilet?
10. How many male and female shower rooms are there in the living area? Are there doors? On average, how many people use one shower room?
11. How many people live in one dormitory? How many square meters is the dormitory?
12. How many dormitories are there in total? How many people live in each dormitories?

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