We have a concern on the following sentences.
“The assessment of persistent nonconformances from the past year shall be based on consultation with a local, national, regional and/or international industry–independent organization(s) to monitored sites (e.g., community groups, worker organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and/or labor experts). The assessment shall include a description of who was consulted, what issues were raised, and how this influenced the corrective action plan.”
Besides the audit, the above requirements impose “consultation with community groups, worker organization and/or labor experts etc.”, to suppliers.
We think that it will be excessive requirements to suppliers, especially small and medium size suppliers. We think that at this time, the requirements should not impose to suppliers.
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