Question: Does the statement describe training for staff that is specifically geared towards detecting signs of slavery or trafficking?
Answer:
Employees (all)
5641306
Walk Free
MSA training (revised)
2018
Unverified - Added by Steward
updated over 1 year ago by Ethan McCutchen

"Gildan requires all of its employees to read, understand and certify their compliance with our Code of Ethics upon hire. All employees participated in an interactive on-line course on our Code of Ethics during 2016, and an interactive on-line course on our Code of Conduct during 2017. We also offer regular specific training to our internal monitoring teams who work closely with our management teams and our contractors, to ensure they are knowledgeable on our requirements and understand the issues related to social compliance and human rights. In 2018, more than 29,000 hours of training on our Code of Conduct were provided to our manufacturing employees. We also provide training directly to our major contractors and suppliers."

Meron Hailu.....2019-11-16 22:51:52 UTC

Gildan is committed to maintaining high ethical standards in all of our operations and business practices worldwide, and as such, does not

tolerate modern slavery or human trafficking in any form. We adhere to our own Code of Conduct, which is based on the International Labour

Organization (ILO) Conventions, as well as to the codes set forth by the Fair Labor Association (“FLA”) and the Worldwide Responsible

Accredited Production (“WRAP”), all of which include strict provisions with regards to forced and child labour such as human trafficking and

slavery.1

 

Training on human trafficking and slavery

Gildan requires all of its employees to read, understand and certify their compliance with our Code of Ethics upon hire. All employees

participated in an interactive on-line course on our Code of Ethics during 2016, and an interactive on-line course on our Code of Conduct

during 2017. We also offer regular specific training to our internal monitoring teams who work closely with our management teams and our

contractors, to ensure they are knowledgeable on our requirements and understand the issues related to social compliance and human

rights. In 2018, more than 29,000 hours of training on our Code of Conduct were provided to our manufacturing employees. We also provide

training directly to our major contractors and suppliers.2

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