How to do VF factory inspection? What should I pay attention to in VF factory inspection?

VF Group is one of the world's largest ready-to-wear companies with a wide range of international brands: denim casual wear, lingerie, workwear, knitwear, children's wear, backpacks and swimwear. Most of the company's brands are sales leaders in more than 150 countries around the world.

VF factory inspection process: start meeting - factory tour - employee interview - end meeting, i.e.:

1. Start the meeting, that is, the management interviews - the inspector explains the purpose of the inspection and the inspection procedures.

2. Factory visits, general inspections of factories and dormitories.

3. Employee interview, it is confidential, one-on-one or in small groups. At the factory management level, it talks about factory document inspections, including work plans, evaluation and employment procedures, factory rules and regulations, and other documents and procedures for factory management, as well as country of origin inspections – inspection of production records and transportation records.

4. End the meeting and comment on the problems found during the audit with the factory management. Include details on how to correct the identified issues and the date on which the agreement was corrected. Then a "factory audit summary" needs to be signed by the inspector and the factory management, and a copy is kept in the factory.

VF audits are conducted on human rights and include all laws, regulations and provisions relating to wages, working hours, employment, labour, health and safety, environment, immigration and the garment industry. Employers must have business ethics. Since VF is a garment manufacturer, VF accredits WRAP certification, and VF does not conduct second-party audits for factories that have passed WRAP certification.

VF factory inspection is mainly composed of two audit modes:

1.Piece count mode.

2.Timekeeping mode.

As for the specific piecework or timing, it is decided according to the industry and position of the factory, but if you do a VF factory inspection for the first time, most of them are timekeeping.

In addition, VF factory inspections are audited by VF's own audit department, and the requirements are still very strict.

VF factory inspection mainly audits human rights + anti-terrorism, mainly human rights.

VF factory inspection key projects:

1. The legitimacy of the company: the customer can confirm whether the company is legal and safe by checking the company's business license, tax registration certificate, fire protection diagram and other documents and data.

2. Child labor and juvenile labor: The company absolutely prohibits the company from employing child laborers under the age of 16, and can accept the employment of juvenile workers over the age of 16 and under the age of 18, but it must have the approval of the first department and practical actions to ensure the physical and mental health of the juvenile workers.

3. Disdain: The company is not allowed to discriminate against gender, race, age, belief and other aspects when hiring and promoting employees. The factory inspector will generally check all the personnel files of the incumbents, as well as the personnel files and employment contracts of the last 6 months.

Many people say that VF factory audits accept WRAP certificates, but they are not. Not all VF customers accept the WRAP certificate, it depends on the customer's intentions.

You can find a professional factory inspection consulting company to help.

The precautions for factory inspection are as follows:

1. The dormitory conditions are not up to standard, and the number of dormitory residents is too large;

2. Conduct body searches, corporal punishment and other acts that infringe on the personal rights and interests of workers;

3. The environmental protection of the factory is not up to standard;

4. The ventilation facilities of the factory are insufficient, and there are problems with air circulation;

5. The number of fire hydrants and fire extinguishers is unevenly distributed;

6. Arrears of employees' wages;

7. The factory did not conduct fire training for employees;

8. The storage of chemicals is not up to standard;

9. There is no gender segregation;

10. There is no person in charge of safety in the factory;

11. The number of safety passages and fire passages is insufficient;

12. The use of child labor;

13. The number of toilets and bathing equipment is insufficient;

14. In the three-in-one workshop, the machinery and equipment in the workshop are not installed with protective devices;

15. The salary is lower than the local minimum wage standard;

16. The sanitary conditions of the factory are not up to standard;

17. There is no statutory welfare treatment;

18. Withholding employees' documents to restrict employees' personal freedom;

19. Failure to obtain inspection and health certificate from the local health department;

20. Overtime exceeds the relevant regulations.

The precautions for factory inspection are as follows:

1. The dormitory conditions are not up to standard, and the number of dormitory residents is too large;

2. Conduct body searches, corporal punishment and other acts that infringe on the personal rights and interests of workers;

3. The environmental protection of the factory is not up to standard;

4. The ventilation facilities of the factory are insufficient, and there are problems with air circulation;

5. The number of fire hydrants and fire extinguishers is unevenly distributed;

6. Arrears of employees' wages;

7. The factory did not conduct fire training for employees;

8. The storage of chemicals is not up to standard;

9. There is no gender segregation;

10. There is no person in charge of safety in the factory;

11. The number of safety passages and fire passages is insufficient;

12. The use of child labor;

13. The number of toilets and bathing equipment is insufficient;

14. In the three-in-one workshop, the machinery and equipment in the workshop are not installed with protective devices;

15. The salary is lower than the local minimum wage standard;

16. The sanitary conditions of the factory are not up to standard;

17. There is no statutory welfare treatment;

18. Withholding employees' documents to restrict employees' personal freedom;

19. Failure to obtain inspection and health certificate from the local health department;

20. Overtime exceeds the relevant regulations.

Summary of the main considerations of VF:

1. Don't do child labor.

2. Don't use prison labor.

3. Wages and benefits.

a. Pay the plaque fee according to the law;

b. The details in the salary table should be consistent with the attendance and labor contract reflected.

c. An annual leave system should be formulated.

d. Keep personal annual leave records.

e. The proof of social security must have a red-headed document.

4. Working hours.

a. Overtime must have the approval of the first class.

b. Overtime cannot be overtimed.

5. Health and safety.

a. Install outlet lights at emergency exits (the kind with power supply that can emit self-light);

b. The inspection of fire-fighting equipment shall be carried out by qualified businessmen;

c. Attach a ring to the sewing car;

d. High-speed vehicles with eye patches;

e. The luminosity of the production workshop needs to reach 350lux, the inspection workshop needs to reach 750luxf, and the warehouse needs to be equipped with a smoker.

g. Post the escape procedure next to the escape map.

h. The first aid kit is marked with a green cross, and the medicines should be counted regularly and kept a record.

i. Toilet with hand washing tray, hand dryer, hand sanitizer and covered trash can.

j. Eye masks, masks, gloves and eyewash equipment are required, and signs for the use of personal protective equipment are posted.

k. Post the fire brigade and the safety committee in the workshop.

l. Post a contingency plan for serious injury;

m. The Safety Committee meets regularly.

n. Keep records of accident investigations.

6. Discrimination: Do not have gender, age, and province in terms of specially limited written documents (such as not recruiting employees in a certain province in recruitment, etc.).

7. Harassment: There should be procedures for dealing with harassment, and response measures should be posted next to the suggestion box.

9. Notification of factory standards.

Post wages, overtime pay, bonuses, holidays and working hours on the workshop.

10. Security: Conduct staff training on security policies.

The application process for factory inspection is as follows:

1. Initiating an application: The factory inspection is generally initiated by the customer, or the intermediary applies to the customer for the factory inspection when applying for a new factory to join.

2. Submit the application: The intermediary or factory shall submit a written review request to the customer.

4. Pay the audit fee: the factory pays the relevant expenses (such as audit fee, travel expenses) to the audit agency 5. Audit scheduling: After receiving the audit fee, the audit company will send an audit questionnaire and confirmation letter to the factory, and the factory will fill in the return.

According to the audit questionnaire replied by the factory, the audit company formulates an audit plan and makes an audit task plan within the company, including the arrangement of auditors and audit dates.