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CCC Reference Guide on Code Implementation & Verification
Section 3. MSI's and other overseeing mechanisms
Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP)
 The
Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP) initiative certifies
individual workplace facilities. It was officially launched in 2000.
The organisation describes itself as "an independent, non-profit
corporation dedicated to the promotion and certification of lawful,
human and ethical manufacturing throughout the world". According
to WRAP, over 700 international manufacturers with more than 1,500 factories
participate in the program, while 775 factories in over 85 countries
have been certified. WRAP also claims that "the WRAP certification
is recognized by retailers and manufacturers all over the world as the
most reliable and economically efficient factory-based compliance system
within the sewn-product industry." However, the initiative has
received heavy criticism by unions and NGOs from the early beginning,
who argue that WRAP was "set up as an industry-dominated project
to avoid outside, legitimate monitoring".
For an overview and assessment of WRAP see:
http://www.cleanclothes.org/codes/monitoring/reports/Utting-Multistakeholder.pdf
For more information see: www.wrapapparel.org
or www.maquilasolidarity.org
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