PRIVACY POLICY
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The objective of the policy is to promote both formal and informal communication between management and workers and also address grievances of the workers.
To make our working environment conducive, company is committed to:
Develop communication channels with workers and management. The channels of communication can be like;
WWC meetings
Suggestion boxes
HSE committee meetings
Helpline
Address all grievances in accordance with the requirements of local laws/buyer’s code of conduct
Review the effectiveness of communication channels on periodic basis and satisfaction level of the workers
Not to discriminate workers reporting grievances and addressing the issues in transparent way along with non-retaliation policy.
Scope
This policy is applicable at all levels of the organization.
Reference
Factory Act-1934
Customer Code of Conduct
Punjab Industrial Relations Act-2010
WRAP Principles
BSCI Code of conduct
The objective of this policy is to make sure that no worker below the age of 15years is hired in the company.
Rajco Industries has developed this policy by considering and implementing in the light of ILO conventions 138 & 182 already ratified by Govt. of Pakistan that a child equal or below the age of 15 years of age is not allowed to work inside factory premises or any of its workplaces or manufacturing process at any circumstances.
In case of Juvenile workers, company will fulfill all legal requirements as stated in Labor laws of Pakistan. Company will not allow Juvenile workers to work in any Hazardous Areas i.e. Printing, Chemical store, Cutting, Material store, Generator area or in night shift.
Scope
This Policy is applicable in all over Rajco Industries.
Reference
- Factory Act 1934(Chapter-V)
- Customer Code of Conduct
- ILO Conventions 138 & 182
- Minimum Age (Industry) Convention 1937 (No. 59)
The main objective of this policy of Rajco Industries is to provide compensation and benefits to our employees according to Local law / buyer’s code of conduct.
The aim of company to protect the employees against significant financial losses due to sickness, disability, or death; to provide employee’s rest, provide a retirement savings, and pay full and timely payment without any discrimination. Company also administers this policy in accordance with the principles of equal employment. We believe in equal wage standard for all genders. We provide Attendance bonus, Leave Encashment, Gratuity, Bonus, Social Security, EOBI, Skilled Allowance, and Target Achievement Bonus etc.
Scope
This policy is applicable at all levels and positions of Rajco Industries
Reference
- Factory Act 1934
- Customer Code of Conduct
- Companies Profit (Workers’ Participation) Act-1968
- Workmen Compensation Act -1923
- Wages, Hours of Work and Manning Convention-1958
- Employees, Social Security Ordinance-1965
- Wages of Payment Act 1936
- Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No.95)
- Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No.100)
Rajco Industries is a company manufacturing & exporting Wearing Apparels for international markets for world’s renown brands. We understand that our business may have an environmental impact by performing our activities and using raw materials, natural and artificial resources. Therefore, we firmly believe in the protection and sustainability of the environment and seek to continually improve our environmental performance through commitment stated in our C.O.R.E values.
- Commit to pollution prevention and continual improvement while fulfilling the compliance obligations (PEQS of Pakistan, Customer environmental regulations) of the company.
- Operate in an ethical and responsible manner, provide both capital and human resources to improve and develop the (EMS) Environmental Management System, objectives, targets and documentation.
- Reduction of wastes through Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and safely dispose-off hazardous waste.
- Educate and communicate our Environmental Policy, aspects, goals and objectives to all our employees, visitors and contractors.
- Encourage Environmental Protection among suppliers and sub-contractors to sustain this commitment, the requirements are comprehensively mentioned in the document of environmental management system of ISO 14001.
This policy is documented, implemented, maintained and communicated at all levels within the company and is available to public for their interest.
Reference
- Environment Protection Act 1997
- Working Environment Convention 1977
- Safe and Healthy Working Environment Convention 2023
- Punjab Environmental Quality Standards
- ISO 14001:2015
- WRAP Principles
- BSCI Code
- Sedex Rules
The main objective of this policy of Rajco Industries to respect the rights of workers.
Company shall give free hand to any worker to make or join association independently. Company management shall be ready to bargain on issues raised by employee’s representative. Company has Workers Management Council (WMC) for issues raised by the representatives headed by GM HR & Admin. Company respects the suggestions of workers and have open doors for its workers.
Scope
This policy covers all the departments of Rajco Industries.
Reference
- Factory Act 1934
- Punjab Industrial Relation Act-2010
- IRO 2002(Chapter-02-17)
- Right to Organize & Collective bargaining convention 1949 (No. 98)
- Customer Code of Conduct
The objective of policy is to fulfill all the legal requirement of HSE systems and also to promote best practices for Health, Safety and environmental aspects across our business.
To uphold health, safety and environment, every worker in Rajco Industries will make sure to.
- Provide a safe and healthy working environment
- Adhere to HSE policy and management system in addition to local legal requirements
- Consider HSE as integral part to all operations
- Continually seek to improve our HSE performance by reviewing it regularly
- Provide appropriate information, training and resources to all employees to enable them to meet their HSE responsibilities
- Listen and respond to feedback from employees and others
- Treat violations of HSE policy and management system extremely and take appropriate disciplinary action in response
- Provide continuous trainings to HSE team for their capacity building and better management of HSE conditions
- Monitor environmental indicators continuously and take remedial actions
Scope
This policy has been implemented to all levels and positions of Rajco Industries.
Reference
- Factory Act-1934(Chapter-III)
- ISO 45001:2018
- West Pakistan Hazards Occupational Rules-1963
- Occupational Safety and Health Convention-1981
- Safety Provisions Building Convention-1937
- The Pakistan Environmental Protection Act-1997
- Punjab Factories Rules-1978
- Punjab Occupational Safety and Health Act 2019
- WRAP Principles
- BSCI Code of conduct
- Sedex Rules
The objective of this policy is that Rajco Industries respect the liberty and self-respect of workers and pay them all their legally required wages and benefits.
Company discourages the Forced labor and is committed to strongly forbid any type of forced labor whether in shape of indentured labor, bonded labor, prison labor or void agreement.
Rajco Industries forbids all kinds of modern slavery practices in all its manufacturing, supply chain, internal and external service providers.
Scope
This policy is applicable in all departments of Rajco Industries.
Reference
- Factory Act-1934
- Customer Code of Conduct
- The Forced Labour Convention-1930
- Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act-1992
- Abolition of Forced Labour Convention 1957 (No.105)
- Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention (P029) 2014
The objective of this policy is that Rajco Industries is committed to protect employees against any form of discrimination
Rajco Industries shall not discriminate in all employment practices, decision about hiring, salary, benefits, training opportunities, work assignments, advancement, discipline and termination shall be based solely on ability to perform the job, rather than on the basis of personal characteristics or beliefs, such as race, colour, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, parental status, association membership, sexual orientation, national extraction or political opinion. Company is also committed to provide special protection to migrant and pregnant workers. Company believes in transparency in communication and trusts in gender equality as per principles of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Scope
This policy is applicable on all levels and positions of Rajco Industries.
Reference
- Factory Act 1934
- Customer Code of Conduct
- Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958
The objective of the policy is to make our workplace harassment free and respectful for all workers.
We believe that every employee has a right to work in a harassment-free and respectful environment. Rajco Industries is committed to address inappropriate behavior, including harassment, by or towards its employees.
Types of Harassment
Physical Harassment when it affects an employee’s employment, interferes with his or her performance, or creates a hostile, intimidating, or offensive workplace environment.
Sexual Harassment is a type of harassment involving the use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.
Physiological Harassment is vexatious behavior that manifests itself in the form of conduct, verbal comments, actions or gestures.
Verbal Harassment include things like threatening, yelling, insulting or cursing at a worker or employee.
Every case will be handled based on facts and with sensitivity with commitment of confidentiality. Everyone who works at Rajco Industries has a responsibility to sustain a respectful work environment by upholding the highest standards of conduct. For this purpose, Forward Gear has developed grievance mechanism named as Anti-Harassment Committee that solve workers harassment grievance. The Organization will provide appropriate mechanisms to prevent or deal with retaliation related to the reporting of allegations of harassment.
Scope
This policy is applicable in all over Rajco Industries.
Reference
- Factory Act 1934
- Customer Code of Conduct
- Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act-2010
- The ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (C190) 2019
The Objective is to introduce recruitment & hiring policy in Rajco Industries.
Policy
Rajco Industries is committed to develop a diverse workforce and applying the principles of equity, fairness, diversity, inclusion and transparency to all recruitment, selection and appointment processes. The principle which guides the whole process of recruitment are.
- Commitment to acquiring high performing, quality applicants who match the technical competencies and behavioral capabilities.
- Conducting recruitment and related practices with due regard that remain free from any form of favoritism, nepotism or biases.
- Seeking to achieve a workforce that is diverse in its profile ensuring its staff and volunteers are made aware of vacancies for which it is conducting a recruitment process conducting all related activities with due regard to privacy and confidentiality.
- Making sure that all possible means of verification are used to prevent child labor and forced labor.
- There is no charge implemented in the name of hiring fee or medical test fees.
- There is no any kind of discrimination while hiring people on the base of age, sex, race, religion, marital status, region or gender.
- Company does not hire its employees through external source/agent.
- All the selection is based on competency and ability to perform the relevant job.
Scope
This policy applies to workforce who undertakes recruitment, selection and appointment processes.
Reference
- Customer Code of Conduct
- Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act-1992
- ILO Forced Labour Convention-1930
- Human Resource Development Convention 1975
- Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention 1958
- Minimum Age Convention 1973 (No. 138)
- Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 1999 (No. 182)
The objective of this policy is to set out guidelines for the termination and retrenchment of the workers
The factory is committed to option for termination only as a last resort and go for retrenchment only in extreme cases. To fulfill its commitment, factory will make sure that.
- Abide by all legal requirements in case of termination and retrenchment
- Providing employees, the right of appeal against decisions of the company
- Termination/retrenchment payments should be made in full and in a timely manner
- To discuss with worker’s representatives regarding any disputes on termination/retrenchment
- Termination/retrenchment is done transparently and without any discrimination
Scope
This policy is applicable at all levels of the organization.
Reference
- Factory Act-1934
- Termination of Employment Convention-1982
- Guidelines Handling Redundancies and Layoffs
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The objective of the policy is to give employees specific job training and also prepare them for future needs of the company.
Company is committed to:
- Conduct TNA to know the training needs of the workers in the light of company’s objectives.
- Prepare training modules to cover all trainings topics.
- Plan trainings and provide equal opportunities to all employees without any discrimination.
- Provide all required resources to fulfill training needs of the workers including external trainers, training material etc.
- Provide trainings from internal and external resources as per requirements of job, ethics, health & safety and social compliance etc.
- Treat worker under training in a fair and transparent way (e.g. no discrimination on payment of wages and guarantee to cover costs associated with trainings)
Scope
This policy is applicable to all levels of the organization and Compliance department is responsible to conduct trainings
Reference
- Customer Code of Conduct
- Industrial Best Practices
- Human Resources Development Convention 1975
- WRAP Principles
- BSCI Code
- Sedex rules
The objective of the policy is to give employees specific job training and also prepare them for future needs of the company.
Company is committed to:
- Conduct TNA to know the training needs of the workers in the light of company’s objectives.
- Prepare training modules to cover all trainings topics.
- Plan trainings and provide equal opportunities to all employees without any discrimination.
- Provide all required resources to fulfill training needs of the workers including external trainers, training material etc.
- Provide trainings from internal and external resources as per requirements of job, ethics, health & safety and social compliance etc.
- Treat worker under training in a fair and transparent way (e.g. no discrimination on payment of wages and guarantee to cover costs associated with trainings)
Scope
This policy is applicable to all levels of the organization and Compliance department is responsible to conduct trainings
Reference
- Customer Code of Conduct
- Industrial Best Practices
- Human Resources Development Convention 1975
- WRAP Principles
- BSCI Code
- Sedex rules
The objective of the policy is to recognize the fact that workers should be given proper time to rest and bring working hours within legal framework.
Policy
In Rajco Industries we are committed to keep our working hours well within defined limits of local laws and guidelines provided by our customers (48 hours normal working hours and 60 hours per week including overtime). For the compliance of legal and customer’s requirements and to keep our employees healthy, we are committed to proper production planning that except in extra ordinary circumstances such as exceptional peaks of work load, unforeseeable there is no need of overtime. To keep overtime at its minimum level, company has also designed orders acceptance policy to make sure that orders are accepted according to production capacities only. Also, we believe that overtime can only be voluntary means there is no provision of forced overtime.
It is company policy that if workers have worked for five hours, then they should be given break for reasonable stretch of time so that they can relax themselves. Company will make sure on non-discrimination and equal rights of the workers based on gender equality, DE&I and including special categories of the workers. Company will be transparent to its customer regarding overtime and it will be paid through salary slips.
Note | Sunday is the rest day. Company also provides all legally mandated/gazette holidays to its employees.
Scope
This policy is applicable all over and at all levels of Rajco Industries.
Reference
- Factory Act 1934(Chapter-IV-34)
- Customer Code of Conduct
- Wages, Hours of Work and Manning Convention 1958
- Hours of work (Industry) Convention, 1919 (No. 1)
- WRAP Principals
- BSCI code of conduct
- Sedex Rules
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