SweatFree & SlaveFree Policy

City Purchasing has developed a “SweatFree” purchasing policy to prevent uniforms for City employees from being sourced by facilities using forced labor, slave labor or other violations of labor or human rights. Materials and background information is provided below. For more information call Dolly Small at 206-684-3081 or Nancy Locke at 206-684-8903. Adopted Policy:

• City of Seattle Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI)
• City of Seattle Sweat-free Purchasing Policy- adopted June 28, 2010. 

Meetings:

• Meeting Agenda, March 23, 2010, 10:00 – 11:30am, Conference 4090, Seattle Municipal Tower • Meeting Agenda,  April 13, 2010 and Notes, 2:30-4:00pm, 4112 Seattle Municipal Tower • Meeting Agenda and Notes April 20, 2010 at 2:30-4:00pm, Seattle Municipal Tower • Meeting Agenda and Notes May 6, 2010 at 1:30-3:00pm, Seattle Municipal Tower • Meeting Agenda and Notes May 12, 2010 at 2:30-4:00pm, Seattle Municipal Tower

Materials:

• Seattle City Council State of Legislative Intent, November 2009 • List of Labor Agreements, City of Seattle (distributed 4/13/2010) • List of Contracts, City of Seattle (distributed 3/23/2010) • Presentation on Purchasing Practices, City of Seattle (distributed 4/13/2010) • Definition of Uniforms - Background • Policy Objectives - Draft 4-20-10

 Sample Policies:

• Policy Comparison Chart (distributed 3/23/2010) • City of Portland Resolution, Policy and Code of Conduct • City of San Francisco Ordinance (2010 version), Bid Offer Compliance Form • City of Los Angeles Ordinance (Policy) • Sweatfree Communities Model Policy, Policy Guide • Carhartt , Inc Code of Conduct - July 10, 2008 • Fair Wear Foundation Living Wage Policy - January 2009 • Ethical Trading Initiative Living Wage - July 10, 2008

Links:

• http://www.sweatfree.org/policyresources- Sweatfree Communities
• http://www.sweatfree.org/portland- City of Portland Sweatfree Campaign
• http://www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/Wages/Minimum/- State of WA Living Wage Standards
• http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/lang–en/index.htm- Int’l Labor Organization Constitution
• http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/- United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm- United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child

Events:

• http://www.ethicaltrade.org/news-and-events/events

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