AVE Audit Report Example

Initial Audit:
Re-Audit:
Lead-Auditor:
Additional Auditor:
A. Master Data

Location of Company Basic Data
Name of Company Year of foundation
Street Legal status
City Language spoken in company
Zip Code Total capacity per month
Country Contact Person
Phone Name
Fax Position / Language
Phone
E-mail E-mail

Business Structure No. of customers? 6
No. of companies own units? 3 No. of subcontractors? 10 No. of suppliers, sub-suppliers? 4

A.1 Sales Revenue Export/Local Market

Share of sales revenue for export and local market during the last 3 years? Export Markets
Year 2001 2002 2003
Export/Local
Turn Over (US$)

A.2 Production Structure (inhouse) at the date of audit
Departments
No. of employees
Departments
No. of employees
How many shifts does the company run? 1
Day Middle Night
No. of employment

A.3 Employment Structure at the date of audit

Employees in total 314
Female employees 107 → Pregnant / maternity leave 2/2
Children below min. age of …16… years - → Apprentices -
Young employees aged …16… to 17 years 13 → Apprentices / trainees -
Wage Earners 314 Disabled persons 2
 On a monthly rate - Migrant workers 1
 On a daily rate – Employees on probation 10
 On an hourly rate – Handymen 20
 Piece raters - Home workers -

Assessment Minimum Social Requirements

Agreed to Declaration of Consent? Yes No

1. Audit Results

Results
Essentials

2 1 0 NA
B.1 Management Practice X
B.2 Documentation X
B.3 Working Time X
B.4 Compensation X Delay of Social Insurance application for 3 workers out of 314 and deducting 12 USD from wages of workers who loose their swipe cards.
B.5 Child Labor/Young Employees
B.6 Forced Labor / Prison Labor X
B.7 Freedom of Association X
B.8 Discrimination X
B.9 Working Conditions X
B.10 Health and Social Facilities X
B.11 Occupational Health and Safety X PPE, emergency exit routes, lighting and exits, safety regulations and operating procedures for steam boilers.
B.12 Dormitories X
B.13 Environment X

Total Result: □Good □ Improvements Needed X Critical

2. Description of the Results
2.1 Negative points

ü2 of the young workers have worked overtime after 20:00.

2.2 Positive points

üThe company provides free lunch and transportation.

üThe company gives food aid in religious festivals worth about 80 USD.

üHalf wage bonus is given twice a year.

üOvertime payments are calculated over 220 hours instead of 225 hours.

üThe factory representatives were very eager to be audited as they believe it helps them to improve themselves.

2.3 Remarks

üThe company has implemented subcontractor procedures in February 2003.Therefore it could not be verified if the subcontractors continuously improve conditions to meet the social requirements.

üAs per document checks of 25 workers, one worker has been employed when she completed 13 years of lifetime in 1998.
2.4 Photos
Dining room
Emergency exit blocked by cargo
There is no fluorescent light at the warehouse exit

Packaging workshop overview
Smooth Channel
Ironing Department Overview

Blockage and evacuation of the ironing station workbench
Blockage and evacuation of the workbench at the sewing position
Medical Room

Factory entrance
The escape door opens inwards
No rubber pad in front of the electric regulator

All blocked
The cargo stacking height is greater than 3 meters
Sewing Department

Assessment "On Tops" for SA8000> Level

Results
Essentials

2 1 NA
C.1 Policy X Lack of policy for SA8000> requirements
C.2 Planning and Implementation X Lack of training records
C.3 Management Review X Lack of internal audits
C.4 Control of subcontractors /Suppliers / Sub-suppliers X Lack of procedures for suppliers and sub-suppliers.
C.5 Control of Homeworkers X
C.6 Compensation X Lack of basic need wage plan
C.7 Child Labor X Lack of documented remediation policy
C.8 Evasion X
C.9 Outside Communication X Lack of procedure to communicate

Ripe for SA8000> Certification with regard to audit results B. and C.: YES X NO
Training and assistance necessary but SA8000> certifiable YES X NO

2. Description of the Results
2.1 Positive Points:
2.2 Remarks: