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SPO 3.2.15 (Core Year 0) You compile a list of the pesticides that are used on Fairtrade crops and keep it updated. The list has the name of the active ingredients, commercial name, crop on which the pesticides are used and the targeted pests. You indicate which of those materials are in the Fairtrade International Hazardous Materials List (HML), Part 2 (Orange List) and Part 3 (Yellow List) (see Annex 2). SPO 3.2.17 (Core Year 0) c) You develop a plan for reducing/phasing out the use of the materials, including information on the type of material (technical name / active ingredient (a.i.), formulation (% of a.i.), commercial name), the quantity used (spray concentration (a.i. / ha or in % or ppm etc.) and total consumed a.i. / ha / year), actions taken for reducing / phasing out the material including details of other non-chemical controls which are part of the IPM strategy. The plan is implemented and made available to the certification body. SPO 3.2.19 (Dev Year 3) You minimize the amount of herbicides used by members through other weed prevention and control strategies.

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SPO 3.2.15 Choice of pesticides SPO 3.2.17 Use of materials in the Orange List SPO 3.2.19 Minimizing use of herbicides

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SPO 3.2.16 (Core Year 0) You and your members do not use any of the materials on the Fairtrade International HML part 1 (Red List) on all Fairtrade crops that the organization is certified for and also on the fields where they are grown (see Annex 2). All synthetic materials are used only if officially registered and permitted for use on the crop in the country of usage. Prohibited materials are clearly marked not for use on Fairtrade crops.

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SPO 3.2.16 Hazardous Materials List

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SPO 3.2.17 (Core Year 0) Use of materials in the Orange List You and your members use the materials in the Orange List on Fairtrade crops only under the following conditions: a) You fulfill the specific conditions of use. See Annex 2; AND b) You only use a material in the Orange List: i) as part of avoiding pesticide resistance buildup in pests, ii) in rotation with less harmful pesticides, iii) as part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) (see requirements 3.2.2 and 3.2.3) and iv) including non- chemical control measures; c) You develop a plan for reducing/phasing out the use of the materials, including information on the type of material (technical name / active ingredient (a.i.), formulation (% of a.i.), commercial name), the quantity used (spray concentration (a.i. / ha or in % or ppm etc.) and total consumed a.i. / ha / year), actions taken for reducing / phasing out the material including details of other non-chemical controls which are part of the IPM strategy. The plan is implemented and made available to the certification body.

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SPO 3.2.17 Use of materials in the Orange List

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SPO 3.2.22 (Dev Year 6) You train your members on the appropriate use of fertilizers. You ensure that this training includes: • measures to ensure that fertilizers (organic and inorganic) are applied in amounts that respond to the nutrient need of the crop; • measures to store fertilizers separately from pesticides in a way that minimizes risks of polluting water.

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SPO 3.2.22 Training on fertilizer use

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SPO 3.2.9 (Core Year 0) If you have a central storage area for pesticides and other hazardous chemicals, you maintain it in a way that minimizes risks. You ensure that the storage area: • is locked and accessible only to trained and authorised personnel; • is ventilated to avoid a concentration of toxic vapours; • have equipment, such as absorbent materials, to handle accidents and spills; • does not contain food; • contains hazardous materials clearly labelled and indicating contents, warnings and intended uses, preferably in the original container when possible; and • contains information on proper handling (safety sheets). SPO 3.2.10 (Core Year 1) Your members store pesticides and other hazardous chemicals in a way that minimizes risks, especially so they cannot be reached by children. SPO 3.2.11 (Core Year 1) Your members have all pesticides and hazardous chemicals clearly labelled.

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SPO 3.2.9 Central storage of hazardous materials SPO 3.2.10 NEW 2019** Members’ storage of hazardous materials SPO 3.2.11 NEW 2019** Labelling hazardous materials

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SPO 3.2.3 (Dev Year 6) Your members are able to demonstrate that pesticides are applied based on knowledge of pests and diseases. SPO 3.2.7 (Core Year 1 ) You and your members do not apply pesticides and other hazardous chemicals within 10 meters from ongoing human activity (housing, canteens, offices, warehouses or the like with people present). A buffer zone of at least 10 meters is kept unless there is a barrier that effectively reduces pesticide drift. Alternatively appropriate re-entry intervals can be applied so that people are not affected by pesticide drift. SPO 3.2.8 (Core Year 1 ) If pesticides or other hazardous chemicals are sprayed from the air, you and your members do not spray above and around places with ongoing human activity or above and around water sources. If spraying is outsourced to subcontractors, you and your members make sure that this requirement is met.

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SPO 3.2.3 Responsible pesticide application SPO 3.2.7 Buffer zones for application of hazardous materials SPO 3.2.8 Buffer zones for spraying hazardous materials by air

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3.2.4 (Core Year 3) You train members and workers who handle pesticides and other hazardous chemicals on the risks of handling these materials and on how to handle them properly. You ensure that this training includes: • how to properly store pesticides and hazardous chemicals especially so these cannot be reached by children; • how to understand the product label and other safety instructions made available by the manufacturer. Containers should be labelled indicating contents, warnings, and intended uses (preferably in the original container when possible); • how to handle accidents and spills when preparing and applying; • how to properly handle and dispose of empty containers, including triple rinsing and puncturing containers; • intervals of time when people are not allowed to enter a sprayed area or field without any personal protection equipment. SPO 3.2.22 (Dev Year 6) You train your members on the appropriate use of fertilizers. You ensure that this training includes: • measures to ensure that fertilizers (organic and inorganic) are applied in amounts that respond to the nutrient need of the crop; • measures to store fertilizers separately from pesticides in a way that minimizes risks of polluting water.

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SPO 3.2.4 Training on safe handling of hazardous materials SPO 3.2.22 Training on fertilizer use

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SPO 3.2.28 (Dev Year 6) You handle waste water from central processing facilities in a manner that does not have a negative impact on water quality, soil fertility or food safety.

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SPO 3.2.28 Handling waste water from processing facilities

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SPO 3.2.2 (Dev Year 3) You train your members on integrated pest management. You ensure that this training includes: • the monitoring of pests and diseases; • alternative ways to control pests and diseases; • preventive measures against pests and diseases; • measures to avoid that pests and diseases build up resistance to pesticides.

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SPO 3.2.2 Integrated pest management training

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SPO 3.2.2 (Dev Year 3) You train your members on integrated pest management. You ensure that this training includes: • the monitoring of pests and diseases; • alternative ways to control pests and diseases; • preventive measures against pests and diseases; • measures to avoid that pests and diseases build up resistance to pesticides.

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SPO 3.2.2 Integrated pest management training

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SPO 3.2.2 (Dev Year 3) You train your members on integrated pest management. You ensure that this training includes: • the monitoring of pests and diseases; • alternative ways to control pests and diseases; • preventive measures against pests and diseases; • measures to avoid that pests and diseases build up resistance to pesticides.

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SPO 3.2.2 Integrated pest management training

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SPO 3.2.30 (Core Year 0) Your members avoid negative impacts on protected areas and in areas with high conservation value within or outside the farm or production areas. The areas that are used or converted to production of the Fairtrade crop comply with national legislation in relation to agricultural land use. SPO 3.2.31 (Core Year 0) Your members do not cause deforestation and do not destroy vegetation in carbon ecosystems or protected areas.

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SPO 3.2.30 Conservation of protected areas SPO 3.2.31 NEW 2019* Protection of forests and vegetation

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SPO 3.2.34 (Dev Year 6) You and your members maintain buffer zones around bodies of water and watershed recharge areas and between production areas and areas of high conservation value, either protected or not. You do not apply pesticides, other hazardous chemicals and fertilizers in buffer zones.

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SPO 3.2.34 Maintenance of buffer zones

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SPO 3.2.30 (Core Year 0) Your members avoid negative impacts on protected areas and in areas with high conservation value within or outside the farm or production areas. The areas that are used or converted to production of the Fairtrade crop comply with national legislation in relation to agricultural land use.

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SPO 3.2.30 Conservation of protected areas

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SPO 3.2.34 (Dev Year 6) You and your members maintain buffer zones around bodies of water and watershed recharge areas and between production areas and areas of high conservation value, either protected or not. You do not apply pesticides, other hazardous chemicals and fertilizers in buffer zones.

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SPO 3.2.34 Maintenance of buffer zones

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3.2.24 (Core Year 3)You list sources of water used for irrigating and processing Fairtrade crops.

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3.2.24 Identification of sources of water

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SPO 3.2.36 (Dev Year 3) You raise awareness among your members so that no collecting or hunting of rare or threatened species takes place.

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SPO 3.2.36 Raising awareness about rare or threatened species

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SPO 3.2.33 (Dev Year 3) You and your members take measures to protect and enhance biodiversity SPO 3.2.34 (Dev Year 6) You and your members maintain buffer zones around bodies of water and watershed recharge areas and between production areas and areas of high conservation value, either protected or not. You do not apply pesticides, other hazardous chemicals and fertilizers in buffer zones.

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SPO 3.2.33 NEW 2019* Enhancing biodiversity SPO 3.2.34 Maintenance of buffer zones

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SPO 3.2.37 (Dev Year 3) You raise awareness among your members so that alien invasive species are not introduced.

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SPO 3.2.37 Raising awareness about alien invasive species

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SPO 3.2.41 (Core Year 0) You and your members do not intentionally use genetically engineered seed or planting stock for Fairtrade crop(s). You implement practices to avoid Genetically modified (GM) contamination in seed stocks.

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SPO 3.2.41 No intentional use of Genetically Modified Organisms

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SPO 3.2.27 (Dev Year 3) Your members follow practices that improve water resources management.

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SPO 3.2.27 Efficient use of water

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SPO 3.2.26 (Dev Year 3) You train your members on measures to use water efficiently. You ensure that this training includes: • estimating how much water is needed to irrigate and/or process Fairtrade crops; • measuring (or estimating) how much water is extracted from the source; • water quality for irrigation or processing; • measuring how much water is used for irrigation and/or processing; • providing maintenance to the water distribution system; • adopting, as applicable, methods to recirculate, reuse and/or recycle water. SPO 3.2.27 (Dev Year 3) Your members follow practices that improve water resources management.

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SPO: 3.2.26 NEW 2019** Training on sustainable water use SPO: 3.2.27 NEW 2019** Efficient use of water

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SPO 3.2.26 (Dev Year 3) You train your members on measures to use water efficiently. You ensure that this training includes: • estimating how much water is needed to irrigate and/or process Fairtrade crops; • measuring (or estimating) how much water is extracted from the source; • water quality for irrigation or processing; • measuring how much water is used for irrigation and/or processing; • providing maintenance to the water distribution system; • adopting, as applicable, methods to recirculate, reuse and/or recycle water. SPO 3.2.27 (Dev Year 3) Your members follow practices that improve water resources management.

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SPO 3.2.26 Training on sustainable water use SPO 3.2.27 Efficient use of water

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SPO 3.2.28 (Dev Year 6) You handle waste water from central processing facilities in a manner that does not have a negative impact on water quality, soil fertility or food safety. SPO 3.2.29 (Dev Year 6) You train your members on waste water and the health risks it bears as well as on the prevention of risks and treatment methods of waste water and their implementation.

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SPO 3.2.28 Handling waste water from processing facilities SPO 3.2.29 Training on waste water and health risks

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SPO: 3.2.38 (Within 1 year/ Major/Basic):You ensure that your members keep their farms free of hazardous waste. SPO: 3.2.39 (Within 3 years/ Minor/Advanced): You and your members have designated areas for the storage and disposal of hazardous waste. In the absence of appropriate disposal facilities, small amounts of hazardous farm waste can be burned in a well-ventilated area away from people, animals or crops. You and your members may only burn hazardous waste if it is allowed by local regulation and all safety recommendations are followed.

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SPO:3.2.38 Storage and disposal of hazardous waste SPO:3.2.39 Designated areas for waste storage and disposal

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SPO 3.2.40 (Dev Year 3) You raise awareness among your members about re-using organic waste through the implementation of practices that allow nutrients to be recycled. You and your members may only burn organic waste if it is required by applicable legislation for sanitary purposes, or it is clearly a more sustainable practice.

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SPO 3.2.40 Organic waste and disposal

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SPO: Intent and Scope: To reduce the risks from hazardous waste by reducing, reusing, handling and recycling waste in a manner that is appropriate to the respective materials. An appropriate handling of waste minimizes negative impacts on human health and the environment.

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SPO: Waste

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SPO 3.2.38 (Core Year 1) You ensure that your members keep their farms free of hazardous waste. SPO 3.2.39 (Dev Year 3) You and your members have designated areas for the storage and disposal of hazardous waste. In the absence of appropriate disposal facilities, small amounts of hazardous farm waste can be burned in a well-ventilated area away from people, animals or crops. You and your members may only burn hazardous waste if it is allowed by local regulation and all safety recommendations are followed.

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SPO 3.2.38 Storage and disposal of hazardous waste SPO 3.2.39 Designated areas for waste storage and disposal

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SPO 3.2.39 (Dev Year 3) You and your members have designated areas for the storage and disposal of hazardous waste. In the absence of appropriate disposal facilities, small amounts of hazardous farm waste can be burned in a well-ventilated area away from people, animals or crops. You and your members may only burn hazardous waste if it is allowed by local regulation and all safety recommendations are followed. SPO 3.2.40 (Dev Year 3) You raise awareness among your members about re-using organic waste through the implementation of practices that allow nutrients to be recycled. You and your members may only burn organic waste if it is required by applicable legislation for sanitary purposes, or it is clearly a more sustainable practice.

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SPO 3.2.39 Designated areas for waste storage and disposal SPO 3.2.40 Organic waste and disposal

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SPO 3.2.43 (Dev – Year 3) In central processing facilities where non-renewable energy is used, you take measures to use energy more efficiently. You replace non-renewable sources by renewable ones as far as possible.

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SPO 3.2.43 Efficient energy use

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SPO 3.2.44 (Dev Year 6) You as an organization or your members take measures to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and increase carbon sequestration.

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SPO 3.2.44 NEW 2019* Green House Gas emission and carbon sequestration

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SPO 3.2.44 (Dev Year 6) You as an organization or your members take measures to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and increase carbon sequestration.

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SPO 3.2.44 NEW 2019* Green House Gas emission and carbon sequestration

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SPO: 3.2.31 (Core Year 0) Your members do not cause deforestation and do not destroy vegetation in carbon storage ecosystems or protected areas. SPO: 3.2.32 (Core Year 1) You have a procedure in place to ensure that your members do not cause deforestation or degradation of vegetation.

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SPO: 3.2.31 NEW 2019* Protection of forests and vegetation SPO: 3.2.32 NEW 2019** Prevention of deforestation

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SPO 3.2.42 (Dev Year 3) You implement measures on adaptation to climate change.

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SPO 3.2.42 NEW 2019** Climate change adaptation

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SPO 3.2.20 (Core Year 3) You identify land at risk of soil erosion and land that is already eroded in fields where your members plant Fairtrade crops. SPO 3.2.21 (Dev Year 6) You train those members of your organization where risk of soil erosion or already eroded land has been identified on practices that reduce and/or prevent soil erosion.

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SPO 3.2.20 NEW 2019** Identification of land at risk of soil erosion SPO 3.2.21 Training on prevention of soil erosion

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SPO 3.2.23 (Dev Year 3) Your members implement measures to enhance soil fertility.

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SPO 3.2.23 Enhancing soil fertility

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SPO 3.2.12 (Dev Year 6) Your members plan spraying in such a way as to have no or very little spray solution left. Your members have equipment to handle accidents and spills in the areas where they prepare or mix pesticides and other hazardous chemicals, so these do not seep into soil or water.

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SPO 3.2.12 Prevention and handling of accidents and spills

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SPO 3.2.23 (Dev Year 3) Your members implement measures to enhance soil fertility

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SPO 3.2.23 Enhancing soil fertility

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SPO 3.2.23 (Dev Year 3) Your members implement measures to enhance soil fertility

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SPO 3.2.23 Enhancing soil fertility

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SPO 3.2.22 (Dev Year 6) You train your members on the appropriate use of fertilizers. You ensure that this training includes: • measures to ensure that fertilizers (organic and inorganic) are applied in amounts that respond to the nutrient need of the crop; • measures to store fertilizers separately from pesticides in a way that minimizes risks of polluting water. SPO 3.2.23 (Dev Year 3) Your members implement measures to enhance soil fertility.

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SPO 3.2.22 Training on fertilizer use SPO 3.2.23 Enhancing soil fertility

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SPO 3.3.13 (Core Year 0)You and your members ensure that all workers are free to join a workers’ organization of their own choosing, and that workers are free to participate in group negotiations regarding their working conditions. You do not deny these rights in practice. You have not opposed these rights in the last two years.

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SPO 3.3.13 Freedom to join a workers’ organization

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SPO 3.3.13 (Core Year 0)You and your members ensure that all workers are free to join a workers’ organization of their own choosing, and that workers are free to participate in group negotiations regarding their working conditions. You do not deny these rights in practice. You have not opposed these rights in the last two years. SPO 3.3.14 (Core Year 0) You and your members allow trade unions that do not have a base in the organization to meet workers and to share information. You do not interfere in these meetings. Time and place for these meetings have to be agreed in advance.

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SPO 3.3.13 Freedom to join a workers’ organization SPO 3.3.14 Allowing trade union representatives to meet with workers

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SPO 3.3.5 (Core Year 0) You and your members do not directly or indirectly engage in forced labour, including slave, bonded or involuntary prison labour. You explain this to all workers.

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SPO 3.3.5 No forced labour

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Child labour and child protection Intent and Scope: To prevent labour that is damaging to children based on the content of ILO. Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour and on the content of ILO Convention 138 on Minimum Age. “The minimum age specified in pursuance of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be less than the age of completion of compulsory schooling and, in any case, shall not be less than 15 years”. SPO 3.3.8 (Core Year 0) You and your members do not employ children below the age of 15 or under the age defined by local law, whichever is higher.

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Child labour and child protection SPO 3.3.8 No children under 15 years employed

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SPO 3.3.10 (Core Year 0) You and your members do not submit workers of less than 18 years of age to the unconditional worst forms of child labour or to any type of work which, by its nature or the circumstances under which it is carried out, is likely to jeopardize their health, safety, morals or their school attendance.

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SPO 3.3.10 No unconditional worst forms of child labour and hazardous work for children under 18 years

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SPO 3.3.28 (Dev Year 6) You and your members give local, migrant, seasonal and permanent workers the same benefits and employment conditions for the same work performed. In cases where equivalent benefits, such as a pension scheme or social security, cannot be made available to a set of workers, e.g. migrant or temporary/seasonal workers, your organization provides an alternative and equivalent benefit through other means.

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SPO 3.3.28 Equitable remuneration

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SPO 3.3.1 (Core Year 0) You and your members do not discriminate or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, age, HIV/AIDS status, religion, political opinion, membership of unions or other workers’ representative bodies, national extraction or social origin in recruitment, promotion, access to training, remuneration, allocation of work, termination of employment, retirement or other activities.

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SPO 3.3.1 No discrimination

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SPO 3.3.3 (Core Year 0) You and your members do not engage in, support, or tolerate the use of corporal punishment, or mental or physical coercion, bullying, harassment verbal abuse or any abuse of any kind. SPO 3.3.4 (Core Year 0) You and your members do not engage in, support, or tolerate behaviour, including gestures, language, and physical contact, that is violent and abusive including sexually abusive acts, intimidation, bullying or other forms of exploitation and abuse

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SPO 3.3.3 No abuse of any kind SPO 3.3.4 No tolerance of Gender Based Violence and other forms of violence

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SPO 3.3.39 (Dev. Year 3) You and your members improve health and safety conditions by: • putting up warning signs that identify risk areas and potential hazards in local languages and including pictograms if possible; • providing information to workers about safety instructions and procedures including accident prevention and response; • putting safety devices on all hazardous machinery and equipment and protective guards over moving parts; • providing safety equipment to all workers who perform hazardous tasks and instructing and monitoring workers on its proper use; • storing equipment safely for chemical spraying. SPO 3.3.34 (Core Year 3) You and your members provide training to workers who carry out hazardous work on the risks from this work to their health, to the environment, and on what to do in case of an accident.

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SPO: 3.3.39 Workplace safety SPO: 3.3.34 Training on hazardous work

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SPO 3.3.34 (Core Year 3) You and your members provide training to workers who carry out hazardous work on the risks from this work to their health, to the environment, and on what to do in case of an accident. SPO 3.3.37 (Core) You and your members have accessible first aid boxes and equipment and a sufficient number of people trained in first aid in the workplace at all times.

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SPO 3.3.34 Training on hazardous work SPO 3.3.37 First aid equipment and training

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SPO 3.3.29 (Core Year 0) You and your members ensure that all field workers have access to clean drinking water that is available in the region.

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SPO 3.3.29 NEW 2019** Drinking water for all workers

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SPO 3.3.32 (Core Year 0) You and your members provide clean toilets with hand washing facilities close by for workers, and clean showers for workers who handle pesticides. These facilities are separate for women and men and the number of facilities is in proportion to the number of workers.

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SPO 3.3.32 Access to toilets, hand washing facilities and clean showers