Governance
Our Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, and our President, Manufacturing, have accountabilities related to ensuring that the rights of unions are upheld. In addition, our Vice-President, Human Resources within Manufacturing, has day-to-day responsibilities for union-related matters.
Our Social and Sustainable Compliance Guidebook outlines how our finished product contractors must also respect the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.
Approach
Our approach to workers’ rights is based on the belief that engagement should be mutually beneficial and transparent. It should also be focused on finding common ground and solutions, with outcomes that should lead to value for both the Company and its stakeholders.
We engage through worker management committees and/or roundtables, as well as through our membership and participation in organizations that promote labour rights, social dialogue, and decent work in the apparel and footwear sector in the Americas and Bangladesh.
We have a due diligence process in place as well as a risk-based audit approach to monitor freedom of association and collective bargaining in both Gildan-operated and finished product contractor facilities.
We also provide both in-person and virtual refresher training on freedom of association and collective bargaining agreements through our annual Code of Conduct training at Gildan-operated and finished product contractor facilities globally.
