India
Among the different projects set up by the cluster in India in 2012 in an effort to strengthen Inditex's supply chain in the region, special mention should be given to its participation, as a founding member, in the Tirupur Stakeholder Forum. This Forum brings together trade unions, manufacturers and companies and develops programmes that aim to improve labour and recruitment conditions in the south of India, paying special attention to policies to eradicate the sumangali scheme in the spinning factories in this region. More information about the struggle against the sumangali scheme can be found at www.inditex.com.
Moreover, thanks to its active participation in the National Home Working Group of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), suppliers were trained in suppply chain sustainability and, above all, in good practices regarding the labour conditions of hand embroiderers.
The most important actions carried out in 2012 are as follows:
- Developing programmes to guarantee the methods used to pay the workers' salaries
- 622 factories were visited to ensure traceability along the suppply chain, continuing to work towards the objectives stipulated in the Vidya Project. More information about the Vidya Project can be found at www.inditex.com.
- 25 training sessions for 87 suppliers
- 410 competence visits to factories directed at ensuring compliance with the Code of Conduct for Manufacturers and Suppliers
- 158 individual meetings with suppliers
- CSR training given to local purchasing team
More information about the clusters can be found in the Sustainability Balance Sheet.
