6.3.13

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


6.3.13

Regular working hours for workers are in line with national legislation and do not exceed 48 hours per week, with workers having at least one day (24 consecutive hours) of rest after six working days and minimum of 30 minutes of break after six working hours.



 Records are to be kept for workers´ working hours. 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 identify regular working hours for their duties. Conversations with employer to confirm that the information provided by the worker (the employer can also be interviewed before the workers).


DOCUMENTATION

Working hour records and working contracts to check the compliance with this requirement.

Scoring guidance

0 - Regular working hours for workers are not in line with national legislation and/or exceed 48 hours per week
1 - Regular working hours for workers are in line with national legislation but exceed 48 hours per week
2 - Regular working hours for workers are in line with national legislation and do not exceed 48 hours per week. Nevertheless, documentation can be improved to clearly show compliance with this requirement
3 - Regular working hours for workers are in line with national legislation and do not exceed 48 hours per week, with workers having at least one day (24 consecutive hours) of rest after 6 working days and minimum of 30 minutes of break after 6 working hours

 Importance
Critical


Applicability
  • Cultivation & wild collection
  • OaS
  • Sub-suppliers
  • Field operators
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