The Homeworkers' Code of Practice
The homeworkers' code of practice has been developed by the TCFUA
together with representatives of the retail and manufacturing in the textile, clothing and footwear industries. The Code is a self regulatory system that intends to regulate and monitor the production chain from the retailer to the homeworker.
It also attempts to simplify the reporting requirements
of manufacturers building solidly on award entitlements to workers.
There are two parts of the code.
Part one is the part relevant to retailers, "The Statement of Principles Regarding Homeworkers Wages and Conditions".
This includes:
Ten principles that outline the parties to the agreement intent.
The acceptable work conditions and pay rates homeworkers should receive.
That parties to the agreement will promote that manufacturers must comply with these standards.
Retailers who purchase products not produced by exploited labour may use or identify these products with a logo or other sign of compliance.
Retailers committ not to sell products which have been produced
by exploited labour, this may include terminating a relationship with a supplier.
The Code will lead to garments carrying a sign that they are manufactured
ethically and that shops will carry a logo if they stock such clothing. Retailers
may promote the fact that they only deal with accredited manufacturers who
do not exploit homeworkers.
Part Two The Code of Practice: This part sets out the criteria for
participating manufacturers.
There is a Code of Practice Committee which will oversee the setting up and ongoing management of the Code.
It involves an accreditation procedure whereby manufacturers who give work to contractors or directly to homeworkers seek accreditation.
The accreditation process will ensure that from the retailer
down to the homeworker the chain is transparent.
This will be achieved by the following steps:
Retailer signatory to the Principles will provide to the union lists of their suppliers
Retailer will require their suppliers in their purchase contracts,
to comply with all laws and regulations including payment of the sewing garment
rate relevant to homeworkers.
Manufacturers or suppliers to retailers will seek accreditation
Accredited suppliers will provide documentation to Code Committee
verifying that the subcontractors they use are keeping all appropriate documentation
and paying their homeworkers according to the agreed garment sewing time manual
standard.
Pay rates for homeworkers
The introduction of a timing manual where garments will be classified into three levels of complexity and become the standard for fixing sewing time rates translated into pay rates for homeworkers.
The minute sewing time per garment provided to the homeworker to sew will be adjusted with percentages for annual leave and public holidays. The homeworker must receive with each batch of work paperwork which identifies that the homeworker is being paid correctly according to the standard.
The code also specifies the minimum garments (total amount of
work) per week a homeworker can receive from a contractor over a two week
period as well as the maximum work load they can receive over a two week period.
Manufacturers will risk loosing accreditation and contracts with retailers
if their contractors fail to pay homeworkers correctly.
Code of Practice Committee:
The committee will undertake an education and information program to educate and inform Manufacturers , Homeworkers and Consumers about the code.
Companies Who have signed the Homeworkers' Code of Practice
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LIST OF COMPANIES WHO HAVE AGREED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE LABOUR BEHIND THEIR LABELS
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Retailers, manufacturers, fashion houses and labels who have not signed the Homeworkers Code Of Practice
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ARC Fashions
A.P sportwear
Advance Force
Alexanders Clothing
Allied Force
Andorra Aust.
Antipodes
Any Wear
Aroma Atelier
Aust. Fashion Grp
Australia Co-ordinates
Australian horizons
Avon Fashion
AWR Outbound
Backbay Clothing
Bad Girl
Bardot
Berkeley Fashions
Big Deal
Billabong
Billie Cart Clothing
Bintax Sportswear
Bisonte
Black lagoon
Blazer
Blooms Design
Blue Gum
Blue Illusion
Blue Ridge
Botticelli
Box Canyon
Brag distributors
Brag jeans
Braggers
Brave
Breakaway Sportwear
Canturbury Intern
Casual Guy
Casuals plus
Chelsea
Chelsea Girl
Cherry Lane
Christopher Ari
Christopher Chronis
Christopher George
CK Clothing
Contempo
Converse
Country club
CR Brearley & Co
Cranlough t/ahomebase
Creative Brands
Creative Clothing
Dachet
Danchen Fashions
Definitions exclusive
Design Marks
Designer Kidz
Dialogue
Diesel
Dimension Clothing
Dimmeys
Discovery
Dixon clothing
Dolina
Dominex
Dryen
Eastbound Cloth Co
Eastside clothing
Eco Vision Elite
Elle Clothing
Esprit
Farah
Fashion Warehouse
Feathers
Fields Knitwear
Fiorinni
Fiorelli
Fila
Fletcher Jones
French Poodle
Fubu
Garfunkle
Gaz man
Genuine Article Clth.
Geoff Blade
George
Gross
Givoni
H2O
Hang Ten
Harris Scarfe
Harry Who
Harridex
Harts
Havana Blue
Hemlea Fields
Hilton Fashion stores
Hilton Hosiery
Hilton Kayser Impressions
Inroads Clothing Items
Jay Jays
Jane Lamerton
Jean Wear
Jelle
John Cavill
Johnny Dexter
JPD by Jump Julie Slade Jump distributors
Jump items
Kactus Bay
Kea
Kelly Country clthing
Kerry McGee
Kids Club
Klue
Landes Warehouse
Last Gasp Jeans
Laura Ashley
L&N Ross
Leona Edmiston
Lisa Barron
Little House
Living Doll
Lotto
Luva Wear New Attitude Fashions Nif Naf
M Hambour & Sons
Maestro
Mainline
Man to Man
Mahon miralia
Malcolm Distr.
Mambo
Marianna Hardwick
Mark Richards Designs
Mazi
Melissa
Merlvic Schrank
MGT
Mini
Minor
Mondrian Corp
Mooks
Mossimo
Mutz manufacturing
My Size
Nelson Leong
New Kid in town
Nike
No Excess
O&B Clothing
Ojay
OMN
Oshkosh B'Gosh
Otard Creations
Oz-Teez
Ozzie CozziePagoda
Part of mePerri Cutten
Pilgrim
PolitixPopcorn
Portfolio
Portino
Postie Fashions
Pretty Girl Fashion
Preview
Prodigee
Propaganda
PTO
Puff'n Gully
Puma
Quarterback Clothing
Quicksilver
R.Jay
R.M Williams
Radio Active
Respect
Rich
Rip Curl
Rita Louise
Rivers
Rixon Holdings
Rob Paynter
Rockwell Clothing
Run Scotty Run
RustlersSammi of melb.
Sanro
Satch
Scanlan & Theodore
Scooter ManagementSfida Sports
Sirocco House
Sky designs
Smartline
Solo
Solutions
Spalding Aust.
Spare time
Squirtz
State of Art
Step
Stockley Clothing
Stuart McDondald
Stubbies Clothing Co
Studio Kids
Stussy
Sunday Jump
Sunprints
Sunshine Clothing
Supre Sweet Dreams
Syndicate Taxi
The Collection
The Santuary Thomas
Cook Time Frame
TNT
Torpedoes
Trackerjack
Trebble AAA
Trend Avenue Apparel
Trisstar
Tuffa
Vanilla
Weavers
Vertigo
Very Very
Victoria Pde Clothing
Victory Vita pacific
WBZ-810
Wild Card
Work Out
Yakka
Young Originals
Co's targetted for letters to sign
code:
Atelier
Bad Girl
Billabong
Brave John
Cavill Jane
Lamerton
Mambo
Mooks
Mossimo
Perri Cutten
Stussy
Very Very