The Fair Labor Association's Board of Directors voted at its meeting on June 13, 2007 to accord its accreditation status to Gildan's labor compliance program. Participating Companies in the FLA are eligible for accreditation after a three-year period during which the FLA verifies their compliance with its workplace code of conduct requirements. Accreditation is the FLA's most advanced recognition of a company's labor compliance program.
The FLA has accredited only eight companies worldwide, the majority of which are consumer apparel brands which outsource their manufacturing. Gildan is the only vertically-integrated basic activewear apparel manufacturer to receive accreditation.
“We are proud of achieving FLA accreditation,” said Glenn J. Chamandy, President and Chief Executive Officer, “which reinforces the values of social responsibility we share with our Company's stakeholders, including our employees, our customers and the consumers which ultimately purchase our products. Gildan is committed to adhere to progressive employment practices in all of its manufacturing operations in Central America, the Caribbean Basin and North America.
