tailieunhanh - Social and working conditions in Asia’s rubber plantations & CS policies and practices of rubber gloves, boots, mattresses and condoms brands in Denmark

The hard surfacing material required for the roads can be extracted in the hilly area to the east of the Boa Plain. It is proposed that a project manager with a wide international experience of planta- tion crop development be appointed to direct the operation and ensure that i t func- tions efficiently. He should be assisted by a field manager with a sound experience of oi l palm and rubber planting to ensure a high standard of crop establishment and early maintenance. Estate managers would be appointed during the development phase to gain experience. They would take over the estates when. | Behind the rubber label Social and working conditions in Asia s rubber plantations CSR policies and practices of rubber gloves boots mattresses and condoms brands in Denmark A report by DanWatch - January 2013 DanWatch 2013 Behind the rubber label Content 1. Introduction . 3 2. Methodology . 3 3. Summary . 4 4. Background The rubber industry . 5 4a. World trade in rubber . 7 4b. Rubber products in Denmark . 8 4c. From where does the rubber used in products in Denmark originate . . 8 5. Working conditions in rubber plantations . . . . . . 11 5a. Weekly work consists of seven work-days . . . . . 11 5b. Salaries in rubber plantations are not always enough . . . . 11 5c. Freedom of association - or not . . . . . . 13 5d. Day-labourers for permanent jobs . . . . . . 13 5e. Day-labourers paid below the minimum wage . 14 5f. Vulnerable migrant workers in Malaysia . 14 5g. Health and safety when using toxic herbicides . 15 5h. Child labour in rubber plantation estates . 16 6. Smallscale rubber farmers and price fluctuations . . . . . 18 6a. Smallholders exposed to fluctuating world prices . . . . . 18 6b. Toxic chemicals with no protection . 19 6c. Child labour at rubber farmers . . . . . . . 19 7. Addressing CSR issues in supply chains . 20 7a. Mattress brands . . . . . . . . 20 7b. Rubber glove brands . . . . . . . . 22 7c. Rubber boots brands . . . . . . . . 24 7d. Condom brands . . . . . . . . 26 Appendix 1 Addressing CSR issues in supply chains - rubber gloves for hospitals in Danish 28 DanWatch DanWatch is an independent non-profit research center and media that investigates corporations impact on humans and the environment globally. DanWatch provides the public consumers and policy makers with new information about companies global impact and social responsibility through journalistic multimedia stories that communicate complex information in an accessible way. Researchers Sandra Ries Ditte Ingemann Louise Berggreen Liv Petersen Sarah Dieckmann Sten Rehder and Peter