GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment On Social Practice GRASP

GLOBAL.G.A.P Global.G.A.P. is an internationally accepted quality standard for primary industries. Primary industries need to comply with several standards, varying from all farms to fruit and vegetables. In New Zealand the Global.G.A.P. standard provides both commercial assurances and regulatory compliance. The standard has several ‘add-ons’, e.g. the Global.G.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practices (GRASP). GlobalGAP is audited annually by a ‘certifying body’ (Global.G.A.P. call these CBs, in the New Zealand Horticulture sectors these are the Independent Verification Agencies or IVAs).

GRASP GAP World 35220 172532 New Zealand 120 1246

GRASP covers international labour laws and local (NZ) employment law.

Social issues in agriculture are receiving increasing attention

SOCIAL PRACTICE IN BUSINESS

Ethical Trade £166bn turnover.

GRASP NATIONAL INTERPRETATION GUIDELINES Labour laws differ from country to country (e.g. minimum wage, age of legal employment, working hours etc.). GRASP National Interpretation Guidelines (NIG’s) are developed for each country to describe local labour laws. Growers are audited against the NZ NIG’s Where it is stricter, local legislation overrides GRASP (& vice versa).

SCOPE GRASP covers everyone on the farm: permanent employees, seasonal workers, piece-rate workers and day labourers. Labour contractors are captured into GRASP. Growers that use labour contractors are required to provide the evidence during an audit.

SCOPE Key topics CP no. Control Point and Compliance Criteria Employees´ representation 1 Employees´ Representative 2 Complaint Procedure Legal rights 3 Self-Declaration on Good Social Practices 4 Access to National Labour Regulations Written records 5 Working Contracts 6 Payslips 7 Wages Children´s rights 8 Non-Employment of Minors 9 Access to Compulsory School Education Working time 10 Time Recording System 11 Working Hours and Breaks Producer Groups QMS Integration into QMS Recommendations R1 Additional Social Benefits

GRASP ASSESSMENT METHODS Record Verification Site Inspection Question to the Responsible Person for the Implementation of GRASP Question to the Company Manager Questions to the Employees‘ Representative © GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat

Changing Times The UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 – enacted 2016 – requires transparency in supplychains and assurance systems that drill down into the social practices of suppliers. These companies must report annually alongside their financial reports. Possibly in response to the new laws Sainsbury the worlds biggest retailer of Fairtrade branded products has dumped the standard and will be replacing it with in house certification and setting its own standards. Tesco has also just announced that it will drop Fair Trade.

Tackling Hidden Worker Exploitation Working Together to Tackle Worker Exploitation

Tackling Hidden Worker Exploitation Leading organisations and industry bodies within UK food production, retail and horticulture have joined forces under an initiative entitled “Stronger Together” to tackle modern day slavery and other hidden migrant worker exploitation.

Tackling Hidden Worker Exploitation OBJECTIVE To reduce forced labour, labour trafficking and other hidden third party labour exploitation The objective of “Stronger Together” is to reduce forced labour, labour trafficking and other hidden third party labour exploitation

Why?…What’s the problem? Tackling Hidden Worker Exploitation Why?…What’s the problem? 45 million global victims of slavery – GSI Second most profitable criminal industry to drugs Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world Up to 13,000 held in slavery in the UK

What Worker Exploitation? Tackling Hidden Worker Exploitation What Worker Exploitation? Human Trafficking - the movement or recruitment of persons by means of threat, force or coercion for the purpose exploitation Forced Labour – where a person is made to work against their will under the fear of a penalty Rogue landlords – who house people in overcrowded and unsafe property often with threats of eviction or other intimidation Work-Finding Fees – In the UK it is unlawful for workers to be required to pay to get a job.

Indicators of Forced Labour Tackling Hidden Worker Exploitation Indicators of Forced Labour Threats of or actual physical or sexual violence; Restriction of movement and confinement to the workplace or to a limited area; Debt Bondage - where a worker works to pay off debt or loan, and is not paid for his or her services; Withholding of wages - refusing to pay the worker at all or excessive wage reductions; Retention of passports and identity documents; Threat of reporting to the authorities.