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Factory Conditions


Contract factories throughout the world have shortcomings. Ours are no exception. MEC is committed to monitoring our contract factories to identify areas of concern, and to take action to foster measurable improvements in health and safety conditions and labour practices.

MEC pre-screens all potential contract factories before awarding or placing any orders, and then monitors the contract factories we work with on a regular basis. MEC staff and our independent auditors watch for several kinds of violations, and if identified, take action to remedy them. Certain violations are so serious that MEC will not enter – or will sever – the business relationship if the factory management is unable or unwilling to change their practices.

Factory Conditions That Are Unacceptable to MEC

Health and Safety
  • Unsafe conditions
  • poor handling of chemicals
  • lack of protective guards on machinery
  • exposed electrical wiring
  • unhygienic surroundings
  • lack of fire safety procedures

Wages and Benefits
  • Excessive overtime
  • payroll inaccuracies
  • non-payment of wages and benefits

Child Labour
  • Employment of children
  • involuntary labour (regardless of age)

Discrimination
  • Race
  • gender
  • beliefs
  • class
  • marital or parental status

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