6.4.13

Principle 6: Respect for rights of actors involved in BioTrade activities

Criteria Guidance Evidence & Scoring Importance & Applicability
Criteria 6.4: Criteria 6.4: Health and safety conditions


6.4.13

Drinking water and clean toilets with hand washing facilities are always accessible for workers, and clean showers are guaranteed for workers that handle agrochemicals.



Workers handling agrochemicals should use the provided facilities to change, shower and wash clothes after application, and they should be separated from other workers' facilities. This requirement applies to any kind of contracted workers, including subcontracted workers.

INTERVIEWS

Conversations with workers individually or in a group (without the presence of employer) in order to understand from where they get their water to drink and where is the toilet. Also, important to ask about the shower for workers that are handling agrochemicals. Talk to the employer to confirm the information provided by the worker (the employer can also be interviewed before the workers).


OBSERVATION

Visit the facilities (toilets, showers, kitchen, etc.) to check actual situation of such places. The facilities shall be clean and with free access to workers.

Scoring guidance

0 - there is no clean water and/or clean toilets with washing facilities and/or clean showers (for workers that handle agrochemicals) available to workers.
1 - There is structure to make available clean water, clean toilet and showers (for workers that handle agrochemicals). Nevertheless, the equipment is not properly maintained
2 - There is structure to make available clean water, clean toilet and showers (for workers that handle agrochemicals). Equipment are maintained, but there is still room for improvement
3 - Drinking water and clean toilets with hand washing facilities are always accessible for workers, and clean showers are guaranteed for workers that handle agrochemicals

Importance
Critical


Applicability
  • Cultivation & wild collection
  • OaS
  • Field operators
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