PROMINENCE FASHION
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Export Oriented Garments Buying House.
Code of Conduct
Prominence Fashion and its business partner, here after
Prominence, is committed to legal compliance and ethical human practices in all
aspects of its business. Prominence and its business partners must operate in
full compliance with all applicable local and national laws, rules and
regulations pertaining to all aspects of factory operations in the jurisdiction
in which they conduct business.
With a view to legal compliance and ethical human practices,
Prominence conforms to the following business standards and also requires its
suppliers to conform to these standards, which are in consistent with the
satisfaction of every individual involved in the business.
1) Legal & Ethical Business Practice : Prominence
conforms complies with the Laws of land and obeys the laws and regulations with
regard to wages, working hours, employment, association, child labor, forced
labor, harassment, general labor practices, welfare, health & safety,
environment & structural safety compliance
etc. in all locations where they conduct business and must
be ethical in business practices.
2) Forced Labor: Prominence does not allow to use forced or
involuntary labor of any kind, including prison labor, debt bondage, forced
labor or labor that is required as a means of political coercion or as
punishment for holding, or for peacefully expressing political views. “Forced
Labor” is defined as any work or service which is
extracted from any person under the threat of penalty for
its non-performance and for which the worker does not offer himself
voluntarily.
Prominence does not run business with any supplier facility
who use forced labor in any form.
3) Child Labor: Prominence does not allow to use child labor
as well as will discontinue business relation with such suppliers who use child
labor. “Child” is defined as a person who is younger than 15 (or 14 where the
law of that country permits) or younger than the age of completing compulsory
education in the country where such age is higher than 15.
4) Harassment & Abuse: Prominence is committed to
fostering work environments where all individuals are treated with respect,
professionalism and courtesy. In our view, harassment is a conduct which leads
to an intimidating, hostile workplace. We strictly prohibit corporal punishment
or other forms of harassment, abuse or coercion, whether mental or physical or
sexual harassment.
Prominence business partners will provide a work environment
free of supervisory or co-worker harassment or abuse and free of corporal
punishment in any form.
5) Compensation & Benefits: Prominence strictly instruct
& monitor it’s supplier facility to ensure the payment of minimum wages
required by the laws of the country, including all mandated wages, benefits and
additional payments to its workers and staff where for any kind of deduction
will be made as per legal law.
6) Hours of Work: Prominence business partner will have to
comply the local laws regarding working hours. No one is required to work more
than 8 hours a day and 48 hours a week as a regular work hour. In case of OT
work, total working hour will be maximum 10 hours a day and 60 hours a week and
56 hours on an average per
year. Business partners of Prominence will have to provide
one day off in every seven days period (after six days continuous work).
Nevertheless, Business partner will be transparent to Prominence
in case of any exception of above condition.
7) Non-Discrimination: Discrimination means differential
treatment based on personal characteristics (age, gender, caste, social group
etc). Prominence business partner will have to ensure affirmative action in providing
January, 2017 opportunities without regard to race, religion, creed, color,
sex, age or national origin except where sex or age is a bona fide occupational
qualification. Pre-employment or on-going pregnancy testing is explicitly
prohibited. Prominence business partners will employ, pay, promote, and
terminate workers on the basis of their ability to do the job, rather than on
the basis of personal characteristics or beliefs.
8) Health & Safety: Prominence business partner will
have to comply all laws and regulations of the land regarding health and safety
and provides a safe and healthy work environment for all its employees &
workers and removes all sorts of potential hazards that may cause accident at
the workplace. Also will have to provide
personal protective equipment (PPE) to respective workers to
avoid the chances of getting injured while performing their duties.
9) Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining:
Prominence respects the rights of employees regarding their decision whether to
associate or not with any group, as long as such groups are legal in the
country where they conduct business. Prominence business partner will not
interfere with, obstruct or prevent such legitimate activities. Prominence
business partners will recognize and respect the right of employees to exercise
their lawful rights of free association and collective bargaining.
10) Environment: Prominence business partner will have to
comply all environment rules, regulations and standards applicable to its
processes and practices in its work environment. Prominence believes that this
is our ethical responsibility to protect the environment.
11) Customs Compliance: Prominence complies with applicable
customs laws, and in particular, will establish and maintain programs to comply
with customs laws regarding illegal transshipment of finished products.
Prominence business partners will comply with applicable
customs laws as well.
12) Integrity: Prominence believes in conducting business in
an open environment based on ethics and integrity. By this we mean that all our
business transactions should be straightforward and transparent. No money or
other favors should be asked for nor provided by our associates or our business
partner.
“We operate with a strict policy for our all staff, which
prohibits the offering or acceptance of any gifts and gratuities, payment or
benefit in any form, direct or indirect.”
“It is never permissible for any Prominence personnel to ask
for or accept a gift from a factory, a vendor or any other person associated
with them. In this context, “gifts & gratuities" include items with
monetary value such as: merchandise, tickets, vouchers, hotel accommodations,
after business-hours meals, airline upgrades, etc. Working meals are not considered
as gratuities.”
“It is not permissible to accept any gift of any product
manufactured in the factory where the field personnel are providing a
service.”If you have any questions or concerns or if you want to report any
violation of these code of conduct pls.
contact directly through following address.
Prominence Fashion
House # 14, Road # 01, Afaznagar R/A, Fatullah, Narayanganj–
1421, Bangladesh.
Contact: +88
01784291422
Email : info@prominence.com.bd,
Web : www.prominence.com.bd
January, 2019