Ann Taylor factory inspection routine matters for European and American customers (VI)

Ann Taylor factory inspection routine matters for European and American customers (VI)

1. Did workers report that there were no workers below the legal minimum age?
2. When they come to the factory, are they required to provide proof of age?
3. Did the workers report that there were no children in the factory at any time?
4. Do workers report that workers under the age of 18 do not work at night?
5. Do workers report that workers under the age of 18 are doing dangerous work?
6. How old is the youngest worker in the factory?
7. How many workers under the age of 18 work in the factory?
8. Have no children ever had factory jobs?
9. If so, how does management handle this issue?

6. Pay a living wage
1. Have workers received the benefits provided by law?
2. Do workers report that they receive at least the minimum wage for a standard work week?
3. Are pregnant workers afforded adequate maternity rights under local law?
4. Didn’t the workers report that their wages were paid in kind?
5. Can workers get their wages on time? (In compliance with the labor contract)
6. After deducting various expenses, do workers report that all workers’ wages meet their minimum needs and provide some disposable income?
7. Are workers provided with some easy-to-understand written information about wage calculation before entering the factory?
8. Did the workers report whether they received pay slips and did the pay slips specify the details of their wages?
9. Were the workers not fined as a form of discipline?
10. If these deductions are not provided for by law, have they been agreed to by the workers?
11. Do workers feel that their wages after deductions are sufficient to meet their food and accommodation needs given local conditions?
12. Are all the punishment methods reported by workers recorded?
13.How much does the factory charge workers for accommodation?
14.How much does the factory charge workers for food?
15.How much does the factory charge workers for water and electricity?

Seven working hours
1. Do workers report that their working hours are recorded?
2. Do workers report that they often work more than 48 hours per month?
3. Workers have reported that whether their wages are deducted when they take leave is in compliance with the law?
4. Do workers report that they have one day off every seven days?
5. Is the workers' overtime work voluntary?
6. Do workers know how to ask for leave if they do not want to work overtime?
7. Do workers report that they work no more than 12 hours of overtime per week?
8. When workers work overtime on rest days, do they receive the overtime pay required by national laws?
9. Have people received the extra overtime pay required by national laws?
10. When working overtime on holidays, do workers receive the overtime pay required by national laws?
11. How many hours are worked in a standard work week? (Not counting overtime)
12.How much overtime do workers work per week?
13. How much overtime did you work on average every day in the past three months?