概要

Social Accountability International (SAI) conducted remote interviews in 2020 to investigate how RJC members in India have adapted their operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, SAI explored how RJC members have leveraged their existing management systems to deal with changes required to manage labour and working conditions during this time. The survey explored how the RJC standards could be adapted to better equip members to deal with emergency events and business continuity, in addition to collecting member feedback on special measures introduced by RJC during the pandemic such as the certification and audit extension policy, additional member guidance on managing key labour risks during the pandemic and the remote audit derogation. SAI also identified examples of noteworthy achievements and good practices implemented by the members during the COVID-19 pandemic related to labour rights and working conditions.