![]() ![]() This report found that workers were not being paid for overtime, the code of conduct was not posted in the workplace, and the bathrooms were filthy and many were out of order. The only real record of foreign production of Vineyard Vines is a factory in Peru that was evaluated by the External Monitoring Report of the Fair Labor Association in 2010. However, we have no way of really knowing if these are being enforced because Vineyard Vines has failed to disclose information on where their production is taking place apart from the small amount of stuff being produced in the U.S. Vineyard Vines has great policies such as, frequent check of factory conditions, zero tolerance for worker abuse and child labor, and complying with labor laws. No, it is not okay to use a cultural difference to exploit workers. They highly encourage their ‘production partners’ to not only meet their requirements but to exceed them yet they leave room in their policies for ‘ different cultural and legal systems’. They have signed the Social Compliance Agreement, as well as the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 which seeks to be more open with consumers about their supply chain. Vineyard Vines, a notoriously pricy and preppy brandname, is committed to fair labor practices and protecting human rights. Is buying expensive the answer to buying ethically? Unfortunately not. ![]()
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