Social Fairness — Streamlined Self-Audit Worksheet

Instructions and Recommended References

Complete a worksheet for each final manufacturing and tier one facility relevant to the product by name, location
(i.e., country), and industry sector, if available. Note that this has likely already been completed for the Material
Health requirements. Commodity type materials purchased from many and frequently changing locations, such as
fasteners or other hardware and post-consumer recycled content paper and pulp may be excluded.

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Use of the Social Hotspots Database (http://socialhotspot.org/) is highly recommended because it contains both
country and industry sector-specific information for the issues addressed in this requirement. Note, however, that the
Social Hotspots Database is a subscription- based service. For each issue listed in the worksheet, indicate the risk or
opportunity level by location (i.e. country) or industry sector. Use of sector information is preferred if available for the
applicant product. Also, because the themes listed in the database may not correspond directly to the issues listed in
the requirement, specify how the risk theme was identified for each issue.
Additional references for exploring the applicability of the risk or opportunity level to specific industry sector(s)
include UNICEF, U.S. Department of Labor, List of Goods Produced by Child Labor (U.S. Dept. of Labor, 2009),
International Labour Organization (ILO) country reports, World Bank poverty data, UN Human Development reports,
U.S. Department of State Human Rights reports, sweatfree.org non-poverty wages, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, AFL-CIO, International Trade Union Confederation country profiles, and the World Health Organization.

Manufacturing Facility / Tier One Supplier: Liberty Knitwear Ltd

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Location: G-88/1, Chandra, Palli Biddyut, Kaliakoir, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Industry Sector: Knit Composite

Issue — Child Labor

Identify Risks:
International law and policy on child labour is premised upon the belief that each child has inherent dignity and worth
as a human being. A global priority is to eliminate without delay the worst forms of child labor as defined by Article 3
of ILO Convention No. 182.
We identified major area of risk for Child labor- as
 Health Damage (Physical, mental)
 Development Risks (Moral, Intellectual)
Illicit Activity (Drug Business, Prostitution)
Source of Information:

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ILO convention & Local law of land (Labor Law-2006, BD government)

Management Strategy:
Our management Strategy is-
Children’s are the future pillars of our nation, so stop child labor and we are following strictly implementation of laws

Issue — Forced Labor

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Identify Risks:
We are Micro Fibre Group Following & strictly implementation of law as ILO convention 29 (1930), The Constitution Of
The People’s Republic Of Bangladesh section 34(1), also We identified major area of risk for forced labor- as (Which is
strictly prohibited by us)
01. Undeclared Labor
02. Subcontractor
03. Illegal labor

Source of Information:
ILO convention & Local law of land (Labor Law-2006, BD government)

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Management Strategy:
Our management strategy to combat forced labor-
01. Have a clear and transparent company policy
02. Train staff
03. Provided regular information to all staff attraction them to ethical business practices
04. Promote buyer COC
05. Treat migrant workers fairly
06. Ensure that all workers have written contracts
07. Contribute to prevention & re-habitation programmes for victims
Build bridge between workers with management by necessary committee

Issue — Excessive Work Time

Identify Risks:

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Overtime can be beneficial for both employees and companies. It provides the company with the flexibility
to cover unexpected absences and changes in demand without hiring more staff and it gives employees
extra income at a premium rate. However, We Micro Fibre Group raised that, overtime has its downsides
too. While many employees will happily take as much overtime as is available, there is growing scientific
evidence that relying too much on overtime can lead to numerous problems for an operation.
 Increased Health Problems
 Increased Safety Risk
 Decreased Productivity
 Increased Absenteeism
 Increased Turnover Rates

Source of Information:

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ILO convention & Local law of land (Labor Law-2006, BD government)

Management Strategy:
Management Strategy for Issue of Excessive Work Time
 Establish our overtime policy
 Give employees the right tools to work efficiently
Allow flexible work schedules

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Issue — Provision of a Living Wage

Identify Risks:
Living wage ordinances are enacted by local governments to raise job standards for workers at firms that do business
with a city or county, or that benefit from taxpayer assistance.
Contradictory with local minimum wages as it is protected by Bangladesh Labour Law 2006 and amended by 2015

Source of Information:
ILO convention & Local law of land (Labor Law-2006, BD government) with COC of Buyer

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Management Strategy:
Micro Fibre want to improve the Living Wage Strategy with wage management systems and industrial relations as a
global system

Issue — Worker Health and Safety

Identify Risks:

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We are committed to rescue risk in workplace health & safety, In order to control workplace hazards and eliminate or
reduce the risk, you should take the following steps:
 identify the hazard by carrying out a workplace risk assessment;
 determine how employees might be at risk;
 evaluate the risks;
Record and review hazards at least annually, or earlier if something changes.
Source of Information:
ILO convention & Local law of land (Labor Law-2006, BD government) with COC of Buyer

Management Strategy:

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Management Strategy to Improving Workplace Health and Safety-

 Created a plan to promote workplace health and safety
 We are regular inspecting in our workplace
 Train employees regarding issue
 We are talking regularly with our employees
 We are Investigating incidents & taking necessary action
We Maintained records

Issue — Wage Assessment: potential of average wage being < non-poverty guideline
Identify Risks:

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The market demand for a profession affects all salaries, including those for entry-level positions

Source of Information:
Information of wages board BD government

Management Strategy:

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Micro Fibre want to improve the Wage Strategy with ensure minimum wage (if arrangement Living wages)
management systems and industrial relations as a global system

Issue — Accidents and Death in Workplace

Identify Risks:
That's like one of us, the leading causes of workplace deaths in the construction industry, called the “Fatal Four” by
OSHA, include:

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 Falls
 Struck by an Object
 Electrocutions
Caught-in or Caught-between
Source of Information:
Law of land, OSHA, WHO, & Buyer COC

Management Strategy:

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We have been taking precautionary measures to protect Fatal Four

Issue — Toxicity or Chemical Exposure in Workplace (if data is available)

Identify Risks:

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 MSDS
 Label
 Pictogram

Source of Information:
Law of land & Buyer COC

Management Strategy:

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Micro Fibre Group Management Strategy for Toxicity or Chemical Exposure in Workplace
 Recipe Optimization
 Chemical Saving Awareness Training
 Dosing Control
 Chemical Substitution
 Correct Storage & Handle
Improve Schedule

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