Brazil

In 2011 Inditex signed an agreement with the Brazilian Public Ministry of Employment and the Ministry of Work and Employment to improve the social and labour conditions along the supply chain of Zara Brazil and in 2012 progress was made on the three lines of action established by the strategy developed as a result of said agreement. The following are the most noteworthy:

• Control of the Zara supply chain in Brazil, in collaboration with Uniethos
• Analysis and diagnosis of Zara Brazil's supply chain which will act as the foundation for the second part of the work which aims to strengthen the activities carried out in the sewing workshops, focusing on small-company management and helping train qualified workers for the garment industry.
• Improving the labour conditions within the sector in collaboration with the CAMI
• The Centre for Support for Migrants (CAMI) carried out training activities in 500 workshops in order to encourage the dissemination and improvement of the rights, duties and obligations of the workshop owners and workers.
• Supporting the social integration of migrants in collaboration with the CDHIC
• La Missão Paz y el Centro de Direitos Humanos e Cidadania do Imigrante (CDHIC) promovieron actividades de formación a alrededor de 3.000 trabajadores en situación de vulnerabilidad, con el fin de garantizar su inclusión en el mercado de trabajo formal.

Furthermore, the cluster in Brazil also carried out:

• 25 competence visits to factories directed at ensuring compliance with the Code of Conduct for Manufacturers and Suppliers
• 3 training seminars regarding fundamental labour standards to 57 suppliers
• 365 social audits

More information about the clusters can be found in the Sustainability Balance Sheet.