Collegiate Licensing Company
Schedule I
I. Introduction: The Collegiate Licensing Company ("CLC") and
the collegiate institutions represented by CLC ("Member Institutions")
are each committed to conducting their business affairs in a socially
responsible and ethical manner consistent with their respective
educational, research and/or service missions, and to protecting and
preserving the global environment. While CLC and the Member
Institutions believe that Licensees share this commitment, CLC and
certain Member Institutions have adopted the following Labor Code
Standards (the "Code") which requires that all Licensees, at a minimum,
adhere to the principles set forth in the Code.
Throughout the Code the term "Licensee" shall include all persons or
entities which have entered into a written "License Agreement" with CLC
to manufacture. "Licensed Articles" (as that term is defined in the
License Agreement) bearing the names, trademarks and/or images of one
or more Member Institutions. The term "Licensee" shall for purposes of
the Code, and unless otherwise specified in the Code, encompass all of
Licensee contractors, subcontractors or manufacturers which produce,
assemble or package finished Licensed Articles for the consumer.
II. Standards: Licensees agree to operate work places and
contract with companies whose work places adhere to the standards and
practices described below. CLC and the Member Institutions prefer that
Licensees exceed these standards.
A. Legal Compliance: Licensees must comply with all applicable
legal requirements of the country(ies) of manufacture in conducting
business related to or involving the production or sale of Licensed
Articles. Where there are differences or conflicts with the Code and
the laws of the country(ies) of manufacture, the higher standard shall
prevail, subject to the following considerations. In countries where
law or practice conflicts with these labor standards, Licensees agree
to consult with governmental, human rights, labor and business
organizations and to take effective actions as evaluated by CLC, the
applicable Member Institution(s) or their designee, and the applicable
Licensee(s) to achieve the maximum possible compliance with each of
these standards. Licensees further agree to refrain from any actions
that would diminish the protections of these labor standards.
B. Employment Standards: Licensees shall comply with the following standards:
1. Wages and Benefits:
Licensees recognize that wages are essential to meeting employees'
basic needs. Licensees shall pay employees, as a floor, at least the
minimum wage required by local law or the local prevailing industry
wage, whichever is higher, and shall provide legally mandated benefits.
2. Working Hours
Except in extraordinary business circumstances, hourly and/or
quota-based wage employees shall (i) not be required to work more than
the lesser of (a) 48 hours per week and 12 hours overtime or (b) the
limits on regular and overtime hours allowed by the law of the country
of manufacture or, where the laws of such country do not limit the
hours of work, the regular work week in such country plus 12 hours
overtime; and (ii) be entitled to at least one day off in every seven
day period.
3. Overtime Compensation
In addition to their compensation for regular hours of work, hourly
and/or quota-based wage employees shall be compensated for overtime
hours at such a premium rate as is legally required in the country of
manufacture or, in those countries where such laws do not exist, at a
rate at least equal to their regular hourly compensation rate.
4. Child Labor
Licensees shall not employ any person at an age younger than 15 (or 14,
where, consistent with International Labor Organization practices for
developing countries, the law of the country of manufacture allows such
exception). Where the age for completing compulsory education is higher
than the standard for the minimum age of employment stated above, the
higher age for completing compulsory education shall apply to this
section. Licensees agree to consult with governmental, human rights and
nongovernmental organizations, and to take reasonable steps as
evaluated by CLC, the applicable Member Institution(s) or their
designee, and the applicable Licensee(s) to minimize the negative
impact on children released from employment as a result of
implementation or enforcement of the Code.
5. Forced Labor
There shall not be any use of forced prison labor, indentured labor, bonded labor or other forced labor.
6. Health and Safety
Licensees shall provide a safe and healthy working environment to
prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, linked with, or
occurring in the course of work or as a result of the operation of
Licensee facilities.
7. Nondiscrimination
No person shall be subject to any discrimination in employment,
including hiring, salary, benefits, advancement, discipline,
termination or retirement, on the basis of gender, race, religion, age,
disability, sexual orientation, nationality, political opinion, or
social or ethnic origin.
8. Harassment or Abuse
Every employee shall be treated with dignity and respect. No employee
shall be subject to any physical, sexual, psychological or verbal
harassment or abuse. Licensees will not use or tolerate any form of
corporal punishment.
9. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
Licensees shall recognize and respect the right of employees to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Rider 1 to Schedule I
Full Public Disclosure:
Each Licensee shall disclose to the Member Institution or its designee
the location (including factory name, contact name, address, phone
number, e-mail address, products produced, and nature of business
association) of each factory used in the production of all items which
bear Licensed Indicia. Such information shall be updated upon change of
any factory site location. The Member Institution reserves the right to
disclose this information to third parties, without restriction as to
its further distribution.
Rider 1A to Schedule I
Full Public Disclosure:
For University of Arizona licensees, full public disclosure includes
but shall not be limited to direct disclosure to the University, in
addition to required disclosure to CLC or various other monitoring
organizations.
Monitoring:
In addition to any other monitoring provisions or practices which the
University of Arizona may require, including but not limited to those
developed by or to be developed by the FLA, CLC, or other programs in
which the University elects to participate, the University further
requires that as part of its overall Code compliance and monitoring
program, licensees will accommodate unannounced visits to, and
unannounced independent monitoring of, factories selected without the
participation of the companies whose factories, or whose contractor's
factories, are being monitored. For purposes of this provision,
"independent monitoring" must involve accreditation of monitors wherein
the qualifying person or group has no monetary interest in the outcome
of the monitoring process. The independent monitor may not be chosen by
the individual corporate or other ownership entity whose factories or
whose contractor's factories are being monitored, nor may the monitors
be selected or accredited by a group dominated by commercial or
corporate interests or entities. Accreditation should occur through
organizations with balanced representation of business entities,
universities, human rights organizations and preferably labor rights
organizations.
Rider 2 to Schedule I
Women's Rights:
1. Women workers will receive equal remuneration, including benefits,
equal treatment, equal evaluation of the quality of their work, and
equal opportunity to fill all positions as male
workers.
2. Pregnancy tests will not be a condition of employment, nor will they be demanded of
employees.
3. Workers who take maternity leave will not face dismissal nor threat
of dismissal, loss of seniority or deduction of wages, and will be able
to return to their former employment at the same rate of pay and
benefits.
4. Workers will not be forced or pressured to use contraception.
5. Workers will not be exposed to hazards, including glues and
solvents, that may endanger their safety, including their reproductive
health.
6. Licensees shall provide appropriate services and accommodations to women workers in connection with pregnancy.
Last Updated September 2007