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Guest blog: Covid-19 - BBS Granite Concepts Ltd on its continued efforts to promote FOA in its Chinese supply chain

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  • Kevin Hives
  • 8 January 2021

BBS Granite Concepts Ltd has always worked closely with The Ethical Trading Initiative, and continues to do so, ensuring our supply chains use the ETI Base Code as a minimum standard.

One particular topic that BBS has been working on is Elected Representation and Freedom of Association (FOA). In China, membership of a union is allowed, although the vast majority of workers are affiliated to the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU). BBS has been working on a more local level, trying to create smaller and highly focused groups who can work together to make a difference to an individual and their workplace.

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