প্রশ্নঃ BSCI এর Performance Area (PA) কয়টি ও কি কি এবং বিস্তারিত আলোচনা ?

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BSCI এর জন্য ১৩ টি  Performance Area (PA) রয়েছে। উক্ত Performance Area (PA) মাধ্যমে একটি ফ্যাক্টরী সামাজিক ও পরিবেশগত মুল্যায়ন করা হয়।

সর্বমোট ৮১ টি প্রশ্ন দ্বারা উক্ত  Performance Area (PA) রেটিং [A (Very Good) থেকে E (Unacceptable)] মুল্যায়িত করা হয়।

সরবরাহ শৃঙ্খলের সামগ্রিক পর্যবেক্ষণ নিশ্চিত করার লক্ষ্যে পিএ (PA)-গুলোকে নিম্মোক্তভাবে চারটি বিষয়ভিত্তিক স্তম্ভে বা Pillar এ বিন্যস্ত করা হয়েছে:

Pillar 1 Social Management & Workplace Relations (PA 1 – PA 2)

Pillar 2 Employee Well-being and Fair Practices (PA 5 – PA 7)

Pillar 3 Protection of Vulnerable Workers (PA 8 – PA 11 )

Pillar 4 Ethical & Environmental Practices (PA 12 – PA 13 )

Pillar 1: Social Management & Workplace Relations

PA 1: Social Management System and Cascade Effect –

Assessing the company’s internal policies and how they ensure sub-suppliers also follow the Code

• Organization Chart
• List of Current and future significant business partners (supplier/subcontractor/ Service Provider / Buyer)
• Internal Audit for significant business partner.
• Business Partner register.
• Social policy and procedure based on BSCI.
• Appointed a Sr. Management Representative, MR to Monitor social and Environment issues.
• Business partner’s selection procedure, monitoring record on social performance.
• Production capacity planning and contingency plan.
• Mythology of production
• Job description of key personal (HR, Compliance, H& S representative, Grievance mechanism handling personnel.
• Relevant external grievance mechanism process
• Contract of recruit agencies with relevant document 
• Contract with the sub-contract process
• Meeting minutes with significant business partners.
• Compliant record from a business partner
• Training record from OHS partners.
• BSCI management committee and with his/her responsibility.

PA 2: Workers Involvement and Protection –

Evaluating how management communicates with workers and protects their rights.

• Meeting record of worker representative.
• Election record
• Workers Representative request and complaints register 
• Vision, mission Policy, and vision mission and objective of the company.
• Worker repetitive Knows About Strategic plan based on goal, mission, and objective?
• Awareness training for their right and 
• Trainer qualification
• Training record of new worker
• Training record for occupational health and safety
• Who is responsible for the grievance mechanism?
• Timelines to address grievances
• Timelines to address grievances
• Grievance mechanism Policy and Procedure
• History of grievance solution and remediation record
• Training record of BSCI communication.
• Grievance mechanism Survey Record.
• Grievance Communities with worker representative.
• Training record on local laws, grievance to workers, new workers training, H & S training, training on grievance mechanism.
• Training on BSCI code of conduct (Workers, Management, new workers, Marketing and Merchandising and commercial dep.

PA 3: The Rights of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining –

Ensuring workers can join unions or committees without fear of reprisal.

• Policy and procedure about Participation Committee, election document/trade union record( if any)

• Meeting minutes of participation Committee

• Recruitment policy and procedure

• Agreement with worker representative

• Termination record

PA 4: No Discrimination, Violence, or Harassment –

Verifying equal opportunities and a safe environment for all employees

• Recruitment policy
• Communication record for business partners for discrimination
• Meeting minutes of participation Communities
• Recruitment policy and Procedure
• Termination record
• Policy of discrimination
• Discrimination policy. The procedure, disciplinary action logbook
• Supervision and Manager Training record based on discrimination

Pillar 2: Employee Well-being and Fair Practices

PA 5: Fair Remuneration –

Checking that wages meet at least legal minimums and provide for basic needs.

• Minimum wages
• Part time workers. 
• Pcs rate worker- minimum wages
• Payment date
• Minimum Payment record from agencies
• Performance appraisal
• Wages and benefits policy, OT policy, and working hour policy, 
• Living wages and policy.
• Payment record (Wages, OT Payment record and personal files of workers who have been recruited thorough: “recruitment agencies”
• Worker personal files
• Social Benefit record 
• Deduction Procedure

PA 6: Decent Working Hours –

Monitoring overtime and ensuring workers receive required rest days.

•  Working hour policy and OT policy
• Attendance record and job card record
• Shift record for all workers
• Security duty record & leave record.
• Rest record
• Weekly holiday record

PA 7: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) –

Assessing the physical workplace for hazards, fire safety, and hygiene.

• Working hour policy, OT policy
• Attendance card or job card
• Occupational and safety Policy and procedure, training record with a competent person.
• Accident and injury record and analysis/investigation record.
• Risk assessment of section and process based
• Risk analysis and awareness record
• OHS committee formation and meeting minutes
• PPE training record
• Training document on fire safety, first aid, risk assessment on transmittable and no- transmittable diseases.
• Light, air, noise, temperature assessment record.
• MSDS training and policy record
• Toilet list (with manpower ratio) and cleaning frequency record.
• Contract of food supplier (If any)
• Draining water test report
• Electrical equipment, boiler, generator sewing machine, emergency exits maintenance record.
• Evacuation plan, aisles marks, Emergency light, and escape maintenance record
• Firefighting equipment checklist and maintenance record
• Electrician and boiler operator personal file
• Policy on emergency action and training/awareness records
• Building approval and layout plan, Incorporation certificate, trade license, fire license, Group and fire insurance, IRC, and ERC, TIN, and VAT, Membership Certificate, Generator and boiler license, Factory license, Bond License, Medical Agreement, Wastage Disposal Agreement.
• First aid training for 3rd party for 6 month
• Training record OHS committee
• Fire drill record
• Emergency procedure for fire, Evacuation
• Training record of machine safety of  PPE.
• List of administrative and engineering measures Equipment.
• Warning sign
• Eyewash station
• Spot removing Room
• Stair & Hand rill
• Berried Window
• Electrical Safety training
• Fire fighting training
• Fire fighting equipment list
• Fire fighting training record
• Aisles block
• Inward door
• Health and safety procedure
• First aider training
• Chemical Handling training
• Safe chemical room
• Alternative Exit
• Machine Safety Instruction
• Working procedure for night
• Drinking water test report
• Drinking water facility
• Responsible person for supplying drinking water
• Hose keeping policy 
• Safety issue for transport
• Driving License of transport
• Clean Dormitory
• Temperature record
• Sanitation
• Illumination Condition
• Emergency and trauma policy and Procedure.
•  Risk Assessment Investigation Record
• Risk Assessment Policy.

Pillar 3: Protection of Vulnerable Workers

PA 8: No Child Labour –

Ensuring no workers are under the legal minimum age for employment.

• Child labor Policy and Child labor remediation policy
• Age verification system and document provided by workers. 
• HR personal training document on age verification
• Training record for a person in charge of human resources adequately trained on age verification

PA 9: Special Protection for Young Workers –

Providing extra safeguards for employees above the minimum age but under 18.

• Young worker protection policy
• Personal File of a young worker, Job contract and attendance record.
• Young worker  Risk assessment, training record.
• Young worker ID and wages
• Training record for supervisors ensuring aware and instructed to provide support to young workers
• Policy for hiring workers

PA 10: No Precarious Employment –

Verifying that employment is based on documented, legal contracts rather than informal arrangements.

• Hiring Policy, Personal Files of seasonal workers, foreigners ( If any)
• Worker orientation record
• Appointed record a person responsible for human resource aware of the frame that provides greater protection to workers.

PA 11: No Bonded, Forced Labour, or Human Trafficking –

Ensuring all work is voluntary and workers are free to leave.

• Policy on forced labor
• Migrant Worker recruitment record and 
• Disciplinary training record

Pillar 4: Ethical & Environmental Practices

PA 12: Protection of the Environment –

Assessing waste management, water usage, and general environmental impact.

• Policy on the environment, environment clearance certificate
• Environment parameters are assessed by the agency 
• Wastage disposal and agreement abided by local law
• Environmental Impact and aspect assessment 
• A grievance mechanism in place to address community environment concerns 
• Responsible person-in-charge for environment
• Environmental license
• Training record for wastage generated tracking system
• Awareness-raising on water waste reduction 
• Risk assessment that justifies  management decisions on water use

PA 13: Ethical Business Behaviour –

Checking for anti-corruption measures and integrity in business dealings.

• Anti-corruption Policy, Procedure and training record 
• Risk assessment on corruption
• Communication record on announcing reward to discourage corrupted activities
• Procedure in Place to investigate to Ethical Behavior
• Management Training record for Ethical Business Behavior
• Anti-corruption flow chart