Chinese fabric details re: Ethical & Environmental standards

1. Minimum labour standards

Working hours: 8 hours per day. From 8am to 11am then 1pm to 6pm.

Wage: In comparison to the average standard wages in the province according to Chinese government's figures, the wages paid at the mill are between 52% & 104% higher.

No use of child labour or forced labour.

No discrimination or harassment.

We have assurances according to the Chinese labour law.

And the mill also organises sporting activities for the workers.

2. Adding value, fair trade and sustainable livelihoods

The mill emphasis is on the environmental protection and energy saving for hemp production; also looking for new methods to save time and lessen the waste.

The mill is the pioneer in this industry, both a leader of hemp fabrics in China & the world as well.

3. Environmental standards

The mill we work with is the leader in the hemp field, they also work as a research institute for hemp, and they follow the environment protection law of China for production. The Organic Cotton in almost every fabric we sell from the Chinese mills is GOTS & OEKO-TEX Standard 100 approved, with the finished yards being OCS certified. The Hemp is grown organically (being so easy to grow organically) but is not currently certified as the hemp is grown on hundreds of small farms and those induvidual farmers cannot afford the certification process.