Fair Labor Association (FLA)

Global Standards is the first accredited Independent External Monitor (IEM) for the Fair Labor Association's Workplace Code of Conduct in Vietnam and is accredited to monitor all elements of the Code.

Global Standards is now accredited by the Fair Labor Association in China, Korea and Thailand in addition to Vietnam.

The Fair Labor Association grew out of the Apparel Industry Partnership, an initiative launched by the Clinton administration in 1996 to address the issue of international labor abuses in the apparel and footwear industries.

The FLA is a multi-stakeholder initiative including representatives from labor organizations, consumer groups, universities and companies.  Currently the FLA includes many major international producers of garments and footwear from the US and Europe including:

• Adidas AG
• Eddie Bauer
• Liz Claiborne
• Nike
• Patagonia
• Phillips-Van Heusen
• Puma AG

The FLA has public reporting requirements for its members and posts results from the independent monitoring process online.

More information on the FLA, including a full list of member companies and information on public reporting may be found on the FLA website.

• Companies  
• Public Reporting  

The full FLA Workplace Code of Conduct (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) in both English and Vietnamese.

• English  
• Vietnamese

For more information about the Fair Labor Association (FLA), please visit the FLA website at www.fairlabor.org.