6.3.9

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 6.3.9 Subcontracting workers is accepted when it can be demonstrated that it is done on a limited, justifiable and responsible basis or it is not possible to contract the worker directly. In addition, a plan must be in place for reducing this practice.	Subcontracted workers should enjoy same benefits as the workers contracted directly (i.e. wages, PPE provision, etc.) Level of documented information in this indicator depends on the level of complexity of the related supply chain (i.e. it is not expected that smallholders have documents for this requirement).	Interviews Talk to the workers individually or in group (without the presence of employer) in order to identify if subcontracting work is done limited, justifiable and responsible basis or it is not possible to contract the worker directly Talk to the employer to confirm that the information provided by the worker (the employer can also be interviewed before the workers). Documentation Check if there are policies or other documents in place ruling about the issue regarding use of subcontracted workers. Documentation is not expected to be in place for smallholders and interviews in such cases would be enough. Scoring guidance 0 - Workers are mainly subcontracted even when the employer is able to contract them directly. In addition, there is no plan in place for reducing this practice 1 - There is a plan in place for reducing the practice of subcontracting workers. Nevertheless, workers are mainly subcontracted even when the employer is able to contract them directly 2 - There is a plan in place for reducing the practice of subcontracting workers. Nevertheless, some workers are still subcontracted even when the employer is able to contract them directly 3 - Subcontracting workers are used, and the employer can demonstrate that it is done on a limited, justifiable and responsible basis or the employer is unable to contract directly the worker. There is a plan in place for reducing this practice	Importance Regular Applicability Cultivation & wild collection OaS Sub-suppliers Field operators

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Importance & Applicability

Criteria 6.3: Criteria 6.3: Workers’ rights are respected

6.3.9

Subcontracting workers is accepted when it can be demonstrated that it is done on a limited, justifiable and responsible basis or it is not possible to contract the worker directly. In addition, a plan must be in place for reducing this practice.

Subcontracted workers should enjoy same benefits as the workers contracted directly (i.e. wages, PPE provision, etc.) Level of documented information in this indicator depends on the level of complexity of the related supply chain (i.e. it is not expected that smallholders have documents for this requirement).

Interviews

Talk to the workers individually or in group (without the presence of employer) in order to identify if subcontracting work is done limited, justifiable and responsible basis or it is not possible to contract the worker directly

Talk to the employer to confirm that the information provided by the worker (the employer can also be interviewed before the workers).

Documentation

Check if there are policies or other documents in place ruling about the issue regarding use of subcontracted workers. Documentation is not expected to be in place for smallholders and interviews in such cases would be enough.

Scoring guidance

0 - Workers are mainly subcontracted even when the employer is able to contract them directly. In addition, there is no plan in place for reducing this practice
1 - There is a plan in place for reducing the practice of subcontracting workers. Nevertheless, workers are mainly subcontracted even when the employer is able to contract them directly
2 - There is a plan in place for reducing the practice of subcontracting workers. Nevertheless, some workers are still subcontracted even when the employer is able to contract them directly
3 - Subcontracting workers are used, and the employer can demonstrate that it is done on a limited, justifiable and responsible basis or the employer is unable to contract directly the worker. There is a plan in place for reducing this practice

Importance
Regular

Applicability

Cultivation & wild collection

OaS

Sub-suppliers

Field operators

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6.3.9

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

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