Fair Labor Association (FLA) Workplace Code of Conduct FLA-Principle.10: Subcontracting, Homeworking and Supply Chain Responsibility (FLA Workplace Code Principle 10)

Principle 10 (variant designations include 'Subcontracting' or 'Code Communication and Awareness' or 'Supply Chain Responsibility' in different FLA Code editions): EMPLOYERS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTORS AND HOMEWORKERS, ENSURING THAT THE WORKPLACE STANDARDS OF THE FLA CODE FLOW DOWN THROUGH ALL TIERS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND HOMEWORK ARRANGEMENTS. Compliance Benchmarks include: subcontracting + homeworking inventory (mapping the tier 2 + tier 3 + homeworker network); written subcontracting agreements aligned with the FLA Code; subcontractor + homeworker monitoring + capacity building; transparency in disclosure of subcontractors to the FLA + member companies; flow-down of all Workplace Code principles to subcontractors + homeworkers; protection against unauthorised subcontracting + safety risks in subcontracted operations + homeworking (where production occurs in worker dwellings without adequate safety + health controls); transparency to consumers + investors on supply-chain composition.