Why needed? Growing awareness that labour provision often presents the greatest worker exploitation risk in supply chains

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2 Why needed? Growing awareness that labour provision often presents the greatest worker exploitation risk in supply chains Work is often informal and precarious with a predominance of vulnerable migrant workers Abuse is hidden with complex labour supply chains and unscrupulous employers outsourcing illegality Massive opportunities for easy profits means corruption and organised criminality pervades labour supply Recruitment fee debt bondage holds more people in modern slavery in supply chains than any other 2

3 Why needed? Growing focus by global NGOs, industry bodies, media and law firms Labour recruitment identified as major human rights risk in supply chains Focus on recruitment practices by many bodies ILO, IOM, IHRB, CGF, RLI Growing global media awareness and focus Civil law actions 3

4 Why needed? Existing Global Labour Standards are not fit for purpose for labour providers They are geared to direct employment and fixed sites Do not account for the nature of labour provision: Tripartite relationship Irregular employment Labour sourcing and supply chains Recruitment law Existing recruitment body Codes of Conducts are not underpinned by global standards or a social compliance verification methodology 4

5 A pioneering global social compliance certification scheme aligned to global labour standards which covers all the sourcing and supply activities of labour recruiters and providers operating within or across borders Clearview is not sector specific and focuses on the conditions faced by unskilled / base skilled workers in their recruitment and supply by labour providers to work in global supply chains

6 Clearview Scheme Management ALP - is the Scheme Owner, responsible for the technical development of the standard and the scheme. NSF is the Scheme Manager, providing scheme management, registration and administration. Founded in 1944, NSF s mission is to protect and improve global human health. NSF operates as a not for profit providing services in 168 countries with 63 office locations. 6

7 Clearview is operated in accordance with the General Regulations the scheme rules CONTENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL RULES SECTION 2: AUDIT BODY OPERATING PROTOCOL SECTION 3: LABOUR PROVIDER APPLICATION AND PRE-AUDIT PROCESS SECTION 4: THE AUDIT PROCESS SECTION 5: THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS SECTION 6: CERTIFICATION EXPIRY AND RENEWAL 7

8 Clearview is built around carefully developed and tested Technical Standards Three sections covering all elements of labour provision: 1. Business Structure and Systems 2. Labour Sourcing 3. Labour Management and Supply For labour recruiters, Sections 1 and 2 only apply 30 Technical Standards and 161 Audit Control Points The Technical Standards & Control Points are mapped to: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, The Global Social Compliance Code, IOM International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS), IHRB Rights Dhaka and Employer Pays Principles, ETI Base Code, Gangmasters Licensing Standards, World Employment Confederation Code of Conduct 8

9 Clearview Certification Key Features A management systems certification process which places significant emphasis on worker voice, access to remedy and proactive forced labour prevention and indicators assessment; The scheme endeavours to work for and add value to all stakeholders in the labour supply chain workers, labour providers, user enterprises, brands and retailers; Provides certification that not only goes beyond measurement of base level compliance, but also drives behavioural change and continuous improvement in labour provision, which in turn delivers competitive advantage; Clearview seeks to enable brands and retailers to develop responsible recruitment corridors in countries and sectors where these do not exist at present. 9

10 Clearview Approved Certification Bodies Clearview Certification audits are conducted by Scheme approved social compliance audit bodies Auditors must meet qualification and experience criteria as defined in Clearview General Regulations Auditors undergo a 4 day training programme and must pass competency test The Auditor Compliance and Integrity Programme is a central part of the Audit Body Operating Protocol defined in the Scheme General Regulations 10

11 Certification Outcomes Category Leading Performing Developing Alert Description No critical control point non-compliances or partial compliances, no major non-compliances, less than 10% major partial compliances and beyond compliance in 25% and over of control points where this is possible. No critical control point non-compliances or partial compliances and less than 10% of major control point non and partial compliances No critical control point non-compliances, one or more critical control point partial compliances and/or 10% or more major control point non and partial compliances. One or more critical control point non-compliances and/or signs of hiding or misleading data Leaders and Performers may use Clearview logo on website, business communication, marketing materials Performers must renew certification annually; Leaders every 18 months

12 Our vision is a globally-adopted sustainable recruitment business model, which ensures that achieving business goals goes hand-in-hand with delivering exceptional workseeker experience.

13 What is Responsible Recruitment? A sustainable, management systems driven business model that delivers consistent excellence in client business goal achievement and workseeker experience. 13

14 A groundbreaking, online toolkit providing practical, step-by-step guidance for brands, retailers, user enterprises and labour providers across the breadth of responsible recruitment good practice.

15 Now available at ResponsibleRecruitmentToolkit.org Practical Toolkit Eliminating Recruitment and Employment Fees Charged to Workers in Supply Chains Template Responsible Recruitment policies: Retailer/Brand Responsible Recruitment in Supply Chain Policy User Enterprise Responsible Recruitment Policy Labour Provider Code of Practice for the Responsible Sourcing and Supply of Workers For Clearview registered labour providers, access to the Clearview Technical Standards and Control Points. 15

16 Responsible Recruitment route map is guided by a Theory of Change model

17 Next Steps Development and launch of RR Toolkit; Training of social compliance auditors; Collaboration agreements with NGOs and other bodies to work together; Rollout of Clearview Certification in UK through 2018; Building country specific guidance to embed in Clearview audit software; Increasing number of MOUs with brands and retailers to pilot Clearview in their supply chains; Very pleased to discuss further if you wish to contact me: David Camp at or 17