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At NortheastClothing.com we are proud to state that our single supplier is a participating member of the Fair Labor Association. The Fair Labor affiliated brands that we sell are: Port Authority Signature®, Port Authority®, Port & Company®, Sport-Tek®, CornerStone™, Precious Cargo™ and District Threads®. Also included are these retail brands: Red House™, Nike Golf, Tiger Woods Collection and Gildan®.
The FLA is a non-profit organization that combines the efforts of companies, colleges, universities, and non-governmental organizations to promote adherence to international labor standards and to improve working conditions worldwide.
Our supplier takes social compliance very seriously and requires all suppliers to adhere to our Global Operating Principles. This process begins during supplier selection as it is critical that suppliers share the commitment to ethical practices and agree to abide by strict requirements prior to receiving orders.
Our suppliers Global Operating Principles are based on labor standards established by the International Labor Organization and they’re consistent with the FLA’s Workplace Code of Conduct. The principles ban forced labor, child labor, harassment, abuse, and discrimination and requires suppliers to promote health and safety, freedom of association and collective bargaining, payment of wages and benefits, and appropriate compensation for overtime.
Manufacturers for our supplier are required to submit to periodic and unannounced compliance audits and to address and correct any violations identified, In this way, greater accountability and transparency at the factories that produce the products is created.
Our supplier also takes great care to ensure that the materials used to manufacture our products meet their high standards and specifications. This is required to become and remain a business partner of our supplier. |
