6.3.4

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

Criteria	Guidance	Evidence & Scoring	Importance & Applicability
Criteria 6.3: Criteria 6.3: Workers’ rights are respected 6.3.4 Legal disciplinary measures are limited, balanced, and known by workers. If these measures are applied, this is documented and done transparently and with prior knowledge of workers involved.	Disciplinary measures can only be implemented if in line with legislation. The measure(s) shall always be done with prior knowledge of workers. The process shall be transparent and documented. Records of termination of employment are kept including reasons for termination. This requirement applies to any kind of contracted workers, including subcontracted workers.	INTERVIEWS Conversations with workers individually or in groups (without the presence of employer) in order to identify whether disciplinary measures are applied. If they are applied, it is important to understand in which conditions and if workers are aware of the rules. DOCUMENTATION Policies or other documents in place about rules related to disciplinary measures. Scoring guidance 0 - Legal disciplinary measures are applied without prior knowledge of involved workers. They are not documented and transparent. 1 - Legal disciplinary measures are applied without prior knowledge of involved workers. They are documented and transparent. 2 - Legal disciplinary measures are known by the workers, limited and balanced. They are documented and transparent. There are no records of termination of employment including reasons for termination 3 - legal disciplinary measures are known by the workers, limited and balanced. They are documented and transparent. Records of termination of employment are kept including reasons for termination	Importance Critical Applicability Cultivation & wild collection OaS Sub-suppliers Field operators

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Criteria 6.3: Criteria 6.3: Workers’ rights are respected

6.3.4

Legal disciplinary measures are limited, balanced, and known by workers. If these measures are applied, this is documented and done transparently and with prior knowledge of workers involved.

Disciplinary measures can only be implemented if in line with legislation. The measure(s) shall always be done with prior knowledge of workers. The process shall be transparent and documented. Records of termination of employment are kept including reasons for termination. This requirement applies to any kind of contracted workers, including subcontracted workers.

INTERVIEWS

Conversations with workers individually or in groups (without the presence of employer) in order to identify whether disciplinary measures are applied. If they are applied, it is important to understand in which conditions and if workers are aware of the rules.

DOCUMENTATION

Policies or other documents in place about rules related to disciplinary measures.

Scoring guidance

0 - Legal disciplinary measures are applied without prior knowledge of involved workers. They are not documented and transparent.
1 - Legal disciplinary measures are applied without prior knowledge of involved workers. They are documented and transparent.
2 - Legal disciplinary measures are known by the workers, limited and balanced. They are documented and transparent. There are no records of termination of employment including reasons for termination
3 - legal disciplinary measures are known by the workers, limited and balanced. They are documented and transparent. Records of termination of employment are kept including reasons for termination

Importance
Critical

Applicability

Cultivation & wild collection

OaS

Sub-suppliers

Field operators

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6.3.4

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

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