Occupational Safety and Health Complaints Mechanism

Workers and employees at RSC covered factories, and their representatives, can raise safety and health concerns safely and confidentially through the Occupational Safety and Health Complaints Mechanism (SHCM), supported by a team of RSC staff specialised in investigating and resolving complaints.

Since 1 June 2020, the Occupational Safety & Health Complaint Mechanism has been operated by the RSC. Accord brand and union signatories are tasked with ensuring that the SHCM continues to provide workers with access to remedy, independently and autonomously.

During the course of investigating, RSC complaint handlers will determine the remedy/remediation requirements in regard to safety and health. The RSC team works with complainants and factory management to ensure that the requirements are fully implemented.

If factory management does not comply with the required remediation/remedy of the SHCM, the RSC will implement a notice and warning process, which may lead to the termination of the business relationship.

The Occupational Safety and Health Complaint Mechanism offers workers in the following rights:

• The right to refuse unsafe work;
• The right to participate in the work of their factory Safety Committee;
• The right file a complaint when they see a safety problem in their factory;
• The right to protection against reprisal for reporting safety-related matters;
• The right to Freedom of Association in relation to protecting their own safety.