WRAP
WRAP 12 Principles
Certifies a facility against twelve principles: compliance with laws and workplace regulations; prohibition of forced labour; prohibition of child labour; prohibition of harassment and abuse; compensation and benefits; hours of work; prohibition of discrimination; health and safety; freedom of association and collective bargaining; environment; customs compliance; and security. An audit programme rather than a published product or material standard. What is assessed is the facility and its labour conditions, and the output is a certificate or rating on the site.
- Number
- WRAP 12 Principles
- Status
- active
What this standard is for
Where it is used
One of the most widely held facility certifications in apparel and footwear manufacturing, and often the first one a factory obtains.
Why it matters
Two of the twelve are not about labour at all - customs compliance and security - which is unusual among social standards and reflects the programme's origins in supply chain integrity as much as in worker welfare. A buyer treating a WRAP certificate as purely a labour credential is reading less than it says.
What to watch for
No version is published, so a certificate cannot be dated by its designation and two issued years apart look identical on paper. The standard is short enough that the twelve principles above are the citation; there is no separate numbered document to check them against.
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