SMETA
Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit

SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit ) is the audit requirements of Sedex Members.

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ETI Base Code :

• Employment is freely chosen
• Freedom of assocation and the right to collective bargaining and respected
• Working conditions are safe and hygienic
• Child labour shall not be used
• Living wages are paid
• Working hours are not excessive
• No discrimination is practised
• Regular employment is provided
• No Harsh or inhumane treatment is allowed
• Additional requirements on Sedex audit
• Environmental performance
• Sub-contracting & Home-working
• Quality Management System
• Documentation System is implemented
• Techinical Review on the production

Sedex was launched in 2004 and has grown to become the world’s leading labour standards database. By October 2007, 16 retailers, 169 brands and importers, and in excess of 16,000 factories and farms in 132 countries had joined of Sedex. Approximately 60% of sites on Sedex are from the non-food sector (clothing/homewares/accessoaccessories) and 40% from the food sector.29 Sedex holds self assessment information, 2nd and 3rd party audit findings and corrective action plans. This means that purchasers can all work together on the same action plan with each supplier – which should mean that suppliers are receiving more consistent messages on corrective actions from their customers.
Sedex manages an Associate Auditor Group (AAG), which aims to encourage and enable convergence in ethical trade auditing, improve the quality of of labour standards. The AAG is made up of independent commercial auditing companies and NGOs that are significantly involved in ethical trade auditing, with active participation from Sedex member companies. In response to challenges from Sedex members to provide a report format that can more easily be shared and gives more information about auditor qualifications and the audit process, the AAG has recently developed SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit).

SMETA includes:

‧ A common best practice guidance on conducting ethical trade audits.

‧ A common audit report format.

‧ A common corrective action plan format.

JOIN TO SEDEX as a member

Helpdesk:
London
helpdesk@sedex.org.uk

China 
helpdeskchina@sedex.org.uk

ETI ( Ethical Trading Initiative ) based in UK.

ETI is an alliance of companies, UK trade unions and human rights and international development organizations.

ETI promote better working conditions and respect for workers' rights.

ETI visit by second party audit ( factory audit )

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