Appendix A: List of Companies Surveyed | Appendix B: Voluntary Company Questionnaire | Appendix C: Codes of Conduct Provided by Companies Surveyed | Appendix D: Site Visits | Appendix E: ILO Convention
Appendix B: Voluntary Company Questionnaire
OMB # 12250071
Exp. No. - 7/31/97
1. From what countries does your company import hand-knotted carpets/leather footwear/soccer balls/tea? (Please list.)
2. Please describe how you obtain your imports of hand-knotted carpets/leather footwear/soccer balls/tea. For example, do you obtain them through a purchasing agent/broker, a foreign wholesaler, directly from a producer or manufacturer, or some other party?
3. Are you using any method designed to inform consumers that no child labor1 is used in the foreign production of hand-knotted carpets/leather footwear/soccer balls/tea? (Examples may include a label or seal affixed to the product, its packaging, or tag; membership in or affiliation with an organization that certifies the product is not made by child labor; or advertisement of child labor-free goods.) If so, please describe.
4. Do any hand-knotted carpet/leather footwear/soccer ball/tea imports that you sell, manufacture, produce or pack have a label or some sort of certification indicating that it is not made by child labor? If no, go to the next question. If yes, please describe and include any pertinent literature or documentation.
(A) What is the label/certification? What does it say/show? (Please include a copy).
(B) How does the labeling/certification system operate? Is it monitored? If so, how and by whom?
(C) By how much do you estimate the label/certification increases the product's cost? How was the cost estimated?
(D) Have you encountered any problems with the labeling/certification system? If so, please describe any problems and how you addressed them.
(E) Have you done any assessment of the impact of the labeling/certification system on sales? If so, please provide information.
(F) Have you seen any impact on customer purchasing behavior or attitudes as a result of your labeling initiative? If so, please describe. (For example, market research shows that....).
5. Are any hand-knotted carpet/leather footwear/soccer ball/tea imports produced subject to a code of conduct or similar policy prohibiting child labor? If so, please attach a copy of the code or policy.
(A) How does your company implement the code of conduct or policy regarding international child labor?
(B) Do you monitor overseas facilities for compliance with these policies? Who does the monitoring for your company? How is monitoring carried out and how often?
(C) What problems have you encountered in implementing your code of conduct, or other policies regarding international child labor?
6. Do you have any information indicating the use of child labor in any overseas facilities from which you import? If so, please describe the actions your company took.
7. Does your company have any best practices or other ideas that could be shared to reduce child labor abuses in this or other industries?
\8. Please send us your company's most recent annual report to shareholders.
1Child labor, as defined in ILO Convention 138, refers to economic activity performed by a person under the age of 15 in developed countries, or under the age of 14 in developing countries. It generally does not refer to "light work" after school, legitimate apprenticeship opportunities for young people, or children helping out in the family business or family farm.
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This report was produced by the staff of the International Child Labor Program and is published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
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