Section 2: FAQs for facilities that are enrolled in the BW program and would like to share their BW assessment data via the SLCP Gateway
What is the Better Work Virtual Compliance Check (VCC)?
As an International Labour Organization (ILO) programme, Better Work assesses compliance with International Labour Standards, national labour laws and other national/international instruments as agreed to with national constituents. In places where ...
How will assessment data be used in the Better Work program?
All assessment data generated from Better Work factories will continue to be used by Better Work to measure compliance, support research, encourage transparency on working conditions and inform national and global policy discussions and collective ...
How will assessment data from Better Work factories be protected (on both the Better Work platform and the SLCP Gateway)?
Better Work data is protected under Microsoft Azure cloud services managed by the United Nations International Computing Centre. Data that is shared with the SLCP Gateway is encrypted and can only be accessed by authenticated users. The SLCP CAF v1.4 ...
Reports submitted by Better Work contain “enhanced self-assessment data”, what does that mean?
The data received for Steps 2 and 3 is self-assessed facility data completed on the Better Work platform and transmitted to the SLCP Gateway. Better Work will not conduct an unannounced assessment of Steps 2 and 3. SLCP considers the self-assessment ...
How can Better Work assessment data be accessed by BW and SLCP users?
Better Work will continue to post assessment reports on the Better Work portal. If the facility wishes, Better Work facilitates submitting data from its assessment to the SLCP Gateway. Manufacturers participating in the SLCP can determine in the ...
How will the assessment be done in Better Work facilities using Tool v1.4?
Better Work will follow its existing process and will keep its general service model intact. SLCP and BW have jointly concluded that BW’s assessment process and quality assurance framework is at minimum on par with SLCP’s verification protocol and ...
Why does Better Work only assess SLCP’s Step 1?
As an International Labour Organization (ILO) programme, the Better Work unannounced assessment assesses compliance with International Labour Standards, National Labour Laws and other national/international instruments as agreed to with national ...
What type of data will be collected during the Better Work assessment and how will it differ from what has previously been collected during a Better Work assessment?
BW will continue to collect the same information and will keep its current process and approach intact. Step 1 of the SLCP Data Collection Tool covers all the areas (both compliance and basic information) covered in Better Work’s existing Compliance ...
What will the assessment process look like for Better Work facilities that wish to share data via the SLCP Gateway?
Better Work will continue to follow its existing assessment process, which guarantees the program’s credibility and has been accepted by the ILO and national constituents where the program operates. After registering with both Better Work and SLCP ...
Does the facility have to pay to register with both SLCP and Better Work?
Factories continue to pay for their regular factory service from Better Work. There is no fee for facilities to register in the SLCP Gateway. Some SLCP Accredited Hosts may charge a fee to facilities who wish to share a verified assessment on their ...
What if a Better Work factory wants to complete a Higg vFSLM?
Better Work factories are required to complete their assessment through Better Work. At the end of the Better Work assessment process, Better Work enrolled factories can share assessment data with the Gateway and from there share it with Higg. The ...
How can I as a buying brand encourage a Better Work factory to share their assessment data via SLCP?
Brands can encourage their suppliers by contacting the facilities and requesting that they inform Better Work that they would like to share their data via the SLCP Gateway. Facilities need to do this prior to the start of the next Better Work ...
How can I as a Better Work factory share data from the Better Work assessment with other business partners via SLCP?
If a factory wants to share data from the Better Work assessment, it must link with the Gateway on the Better Work platform and complete the SLCP self-assessment on the Better Work platform before the unannounced Better Work assessment takes place. ...
What if a facility already has an SLCP Gateway profile and becomes a new Better Work factory? How does the linking between Better Work and the Gateway occur when the facility already has a Gateway profile?
The facility will first register with Better Work and create an account on the Better Work platform. The facility will then need to contact the Better Work country programme, provide their Gateway ID and request that their existing SLCP Gateway ...
What does the Gateway registration process look like for Better Work factories?
Better Work enrolled factories that are interested in sharing their assessment data via SLCP must proactively inform Better Work that they would like to do so. The Better Work country programme factory registration focal point will then set up the ...
How does a facility register with both SLCP and Better Work?
Factories wishing to enroll in Better Work should contact the relevant Better Work country programme. For facilities that are already registered in the Better Work programme, Better Work will progressively introduce the new Tool (v1.4) into its ...