6.3.7

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 6.3.7 For smallholders employing seasonal workers, employment conditions are at least verbally agreed upon. Whenever possible, steps are taken to move toward having written agreements with seasonal workers, as is done with other workers.	The verbally agreed conditions are at minimum: wages and working time.	INTERVIEWS Conversations with workers individually or in a group (without the presence of employer) in order to identify whether they are properly informed, following the requirements from this indicator. DOCUMENTATION In case the employer has already implemented written agreements, please check them and assess whether they have the topics presented in this indicator. Scoring guidance 0 - employment conditions are not verbally agreed upon with workers 1 - employment conditions are verbally agreed upon with some workers, but not to all workers. 2 - the employment conditions are verbally agreed upon with all workers. No steps are taken to move toward providing written agreements 3 - the employment conditions are verbally agreed upon at a minimum, and steps are taken to move toward providing written agreements, in a similar manner to other workers.	Importance Critical Applicability Cultivation & wild collection Sub-suppliers Field operators

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Guidance

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Importance & Applicability

Criteria 6.3: Criteria 6.3: Workers’ rights are respected

6.3.7

For smallholders employing seasonal workers, employment conditions are at least verbally agreed upon. Whenever possible, steps are taken to move toward having written agreements with seasonal workers, as is done with other workers.

The verbally agreed conditions are at minimum: wages and working time.

INTERVIEWS

Conversations with workers individually or in a group (without the presence of employer) in order to identify whether they are properly informed, following the requirements from this indicator.

DOCUMENTATION

In case the employer has already implemented written agreements, please check them and assess whether they have the topics presented in this indicator.

Scoring guidance

0 - employment conditions are not verbally agreed upon with workers
1 - employment conditions are verbally agreed upon with some workers, but not to all workers.
2 - the employment conditions are verbally agreed upon with all workers. No steps are taken to move toward providing written agreements
3 - the employment conditions are verbally agreed upon at a minimum, and steps are taken to move toward providing written agreements, in a similar manner to other workers.

Importance
Critical

Applicability

Cultivation & wild collection

Sub-suppliers

Field operators

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6.3.7

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

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