What is the FLAs position on the Designated Suppliers Program (DSP)?
The FLA and the Worker Rights Consortium, the primary proponent of the DSP, share the goal of ensuring better conditions for workers in factories around the world. The FLA does not oppose the DSP per se; however, given our extensive on-the-ground experience with global labor issues, we have serious concerns about its practicability. For instance, determining a living wage for workers has proven to be an enormous challenge both domestically and globally. Similarly, long-term contracts, another DSP requirement, may not be practical in a world of changing needs, tastes and fashions. Finally, companies are often not willing to manufacture in the same factories as their competitors, as the DSP requires. For more information, you might want to view this archived material.
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