Social Compliance

Project Name	Social Compliance
Project Duration	2001 – long term for its sustainability
Funding organization	Adidas Group.
Project Goal	Ensure to provide legal benefits by the factory management. (Maternity benefit, Minimum wages earn leave payment, Service benefit, etc.) and guide the factories to overcome their loopholes. To conduct “consultancy, Corporate social responsibility” to create awareness to management and workers of selected factories on local labor law, Adidas code of conduct, and the EPZ Workers Association and Industrial Relations Act of 2006.
Project Purpose	Phulki works directly with factory management and workers in promoting better workplace conditions and to establish the basic rights of workers and productivity in factories. Through a confidential workers’ interview. Phulki‟s interaction with factory workers and management as a result, – Make workers identify their problem. -Train workers to prioritize the issues. -Train workers in the art of putting issues to management. -Train Management as a good listener.
Project Output	Maintenance & Upgradation of Compliance. Increased Export & Sustainable Economy. Improved Labor Standard & Workplace Safety. More Investment. Better Worker and Owner Relations. More Efficiency & Productivity.
Project working areas	Dhaka and Chittagong.
Beneficiary/Stakeholder	Factory Workers & Management.
Short description	Phulki conduct once in a monthly Independent External Monitoring Visit in favor of Adidas as a consultant. Monitor the basic rights of workers through (Off-site and on-site workers interview) and guide the factories to overcome their loopholes. The basic principles of Adidas COC have been derived from the principles of international human rights norms as delineated in International Labour Organization Conventions, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Workers, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It has nine core areas to be addressed upon. These are as follows: 1. Child labour 2. Forced labour 3. Health and safety 4. Compensation 5. Working hours 6. Discrimination 7. Discipline 8. Free association and collective bargaining (WWA/WPC) 9. Management systems Phulki conducted ‘Workers Interview’ as per the Adidas COC and Bangladesh Labor law basically based on the following steps: 1. Opening meeting with the factory management (informed the scope of the worker’s interview) 2. Factory Tour (observed working conditions, Check Health and Safety Issues). 3. Document Review (payroll, time card, personal file, age documentation, etc. (if needed). 4. Sharing meetings with factory management (discussed workers’ interview findings and recommended necessary improvements). According to the worker’s information with management comments, Phulki prepares a report on a monthly basis and sends the report to the Adidas Group.
Major Achievements	1. War on Want has released a report on “Olympic brands caught up in abuse scandal” to some factories of Nike, Adidas, and Puma. But as per investigation, no negative finding has been found related Olympic scandal against the Adidas factory in Bangladesh which are visited by Phulki. 2. Adidas said: “All our suppliers in Bangladesh are subject to regular audits, including monitoring visits by a women NGO which interviews worker and examine workplace conditions. We also run a telephone hotline to address workers’ complaints.”