Prohibition of Forced Labour:

The company does not practice any type of forced labour and also does not support such practices.

Picture of Forced Labour

Prohibition of Child Labour :

As per company policy, no individual below 18 years of age is recruited.

No Discrimination:

• FKL employ and pay workers and provides benefits without regard to race,

color ,nationality, religion, age, maternity or marital status. Fakir knitwears Ltd. Ensures equal treatment for all workers in all matters.

OHS Management : Fakir Knitwears Limited treats all workers with respect and dignity and provides them with a safe and healthy environment. Factory complies with all applicable laws and internatioanl standard and RMG industry standards of safety measurement to ensure a safe working environment. It developed a complete trained safety team supervised by MR to ensure the secured safe and healthy working environment in factory premises. Company directly mandates the provision of safe working conditions. It ensures that working place is free from hazards and risks that may cause any type of physical harm.

Disciplinary Practices/ Harassment: As a company policy the environment must be free of harassment, abuse or corporal punishment.

Freedom of association and right to collective bargaining.

FKL recognizes and respects the right of employees to exercise their lawful rights of free association, including joining or not joining any association. Workers are free to join associations of their own choosing. There is a Workers Welfare Committee (WWC) in FKL to look after the various benefits and problems both the workers and the management. Different floors employees are included in this committee.

Welfare Facilities :FKL is very much keen about the workers related welfare issues. By keeping these issues strongly in mind FKL provided the following welfare facilities for its employees:

•  Health Care Center : To provide the health care facility and instant emergency service the company has established a health care center. An M.B.B.S doctor along with two assistants including a nurse is available there. Workers are given here free service treatment including medicine facility. ( Photo of health care centre).

•  Day Care Center: The Company has provided a suitable room for the use of children under the age of six of working women. There are two trained Care Mothers is available there.

Noted here that PHULKI, an NGO is providing all kinds consulting support regarding day care center issue (Photo of day care centre).

•  Festival Bonus: Two festival bonuses are given in two EID. The employee who is working at least six months is given to the bonus.

•  Annual Anondo Ayojon : An amusing program is held each year to give entertainment of the workers name “ Anondo Ayojon” . Employers and workers enjoy the program together.

•  Lunch Room: Lunch room has been provided for workers. The room is for launch purposes only and the employees are requested to use the room accordingly and maintain the cleanliness of the room. Also rest room, drinking water and latrine facilities are available (related pictures should be added)

Compensation & benefits: As a company policy FKL is paying at least minimum compensation required by national law.

Working Hour: Regarding working hour, FKL strictly maintains the national law.

Grievance Procedure : There are suggestion / complain box in each floor where workers may drop their vital suggestions or complaint which may enhance the company development.

Other than the complain boxes the workers may also submit their written complaint directly to the HR department or may verbally inform. More over WWC members are actively involve regarding Complaint issues. All matters regarding complaint issues are handling with confidentially.

Environmental Protection: Fakir Knitwears Limited is very much concerned about preventing pollution of environment. A complete trained EMS team has been developed in Fakir Knitwears Limited supervised by Dyeing DGM to ensure pollution free environment. To make pollution free environment Fakir Knitwears Ltd. is obeying the following policies:

1. Already established Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP).
2. Identifying significance of Environmental aspects and associated Impact Analysis.
3. Reduce of waste disposal.

Custom Compliance : Fakir Knitwear's Limited always complies with custom compliance according to the customs act 1996.

Security compliance : FKL always try to maintain the rules and regulations in security compliance as per the national rules and buyers' requirement.