The International Code of Conduct for the production of cut flowers provides a concise statement of minimum labour, human rights and environmental standards for the international cut flower sector. The code is short and clear so it can be easily displayed in the workplace and without causing any confusion over its' basic principles.

 

An independent body, established to provide independent verification of compliance with the code and to assist companies to implement the code, will provide an auditable checklist of practices and conditions that are consistent with the standards set forth in the code.

 

The company pledges to observe the core ILO standards, the universal human rights standards and basic environmental standards, which form the basis of the code. The company accepts that the implementation of the code is subject to independent verification.

 

The code establishes only minimum standards that must not be used as a ceiling or to discourage collective bargaining or innovating environmental initiatives. The company shall comply with all national laws and legal regulations. When national law and these criteria address the same issue, that provision which is most stringent applies.

 

The text of the code, which is intended to be posted where workers can see it, shall also include a means by which workers can report failure to comply with the code in a confidential manner.