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Ten questions to ask fashion retailers about their ethical trading policy • Do you have a code of conduct, and does it include the workers’ rights outlined in the ETI Base Code – including the right to join trade unions? • How much of your supply chain is covered by your code of labour practice? Does it include particularly vulnerable workers, like homeworkers? • What are you doing to make sure your suppliers understand the importance of treating workers fairly? • What are you doing to make sure the workers who are making your clothes understand their rights? • Is there senior management – at board level - responsibility for your code of labour practice? • How many staff do you have working on ethical trade in your company? • How do you check what progress your suppliers are making on implementing your code? • What practical support do you give your suppliers to help them understand how they can improve their practices? • Sometimes garment suppliers face unreasonable pressure to change clothing designs at the last minute – sometimes even after production has started – and workers can often end up working excessive hours as a result. How do you prevent this from happening? • Does the price you pay your suppliers for your garments allow them to pay their workers a wage they can afford to live on?
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