International

Supporting Ethical Trading

Many Allport customers, increasingly not limited to retailers, are committing themselves to ethical trading.

Allport recognise the moral duty all companies trading internationally have, to ensure that workers are not exploited and that operations are conducted on their behalf in a decent and fair manner at all times.

Consequently we do not subscribe to the argument that conditions and practices not tolerated in Europe are aceptable elsewhere.

In 2007 Allport commenced an audit of overseas branches and joint venture operations - completing eleven to date.

  • Hong Kong
  • Vietnam
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
  • Malaysia
  • Cambodia
  • Dubai
  • Bangladesh
  • Shanghai
  • Guangzhou
  • Bangkok

Standard operating procedures are being adopted and corrective actions have been restricted to relatively low key issues, as shown below.

  • Working Hours
  • Lack of Fire Drills
  • Poor Office Signage (Fire escape etc)
  • Inadequate First aid kits
  • No First Aid trained staff
  • No access to or information on Unions

Audits are scheduled for China, India, Singapore and Mauritius, with more to follow in 2009, to be conducted by Allport personnel who will be accredited to IRCA certification.

Extract from Arcadia Responsibility Report 2008

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