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ARTICLE 11: TRANSPARENCY

SECTION 11.1: WHAT MUST BE TRANSPARENT

Fair Workplace Council will maintain complete transparency of their process and procedures. Bylaws, conflict of interest policies, general processes and procedures, financial statements, inspection reports of certified products and factories must all be made available to the public and posted for easy public access on the Fair Workplace Council website.

SECTION 11.2: WHAT MAY BE HELD IN CONFIDENCE

Inspection reports of factories and products not certified, plans to inspect factories, strategic plans that if revealed may jeopardize the integrity of factory certifications and inspections may be held in confidence. In addition, employee records, which either by law, or convention, is normally held in confidence, will remain private.

SECTION 11.3: INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF CERTIFICATION PROCESSES

Every year, the Board must hire an independent auditor who is well respected in the field of health and safety or labor rights to audit and access Fair Workplace Council’s certification and inspection process. The results of this audit will be public record and placed on Fair Workplace Council’s website.