About us
XertifiX stands for …
- fair produced natural stones from Asia
- better working conditions in factories and quarries
- Independent and unannounced inspections in Asian manufacturing facilities
- the commitment to disadvantaged working families and their children
- the assistance of affected child laborers
Our Mission
XertifiX is an NGO that fights for better working conditions and environmental protection in the Asian stone sector. On a regular basis, we inspect factories and quarries in India, China and Vietnam to make sure that our standard criteria are fulfilled. The standard comprises the ILO core labour conventions, including the prohibition of child labour and slavery, better health and safety protection of adult workers, fair wages and working hours, environmental protection and legality. If the requirements are fulfilled XertifiX issues certificates for the stones. Herewith, fairly produced stones can be imported from Asia!
Unique approach
In Asian quarries and factories, we use audits to determine the working conditions, environmental protection and legality. Then the producers have the chance to gradually improve. They are supported by the XertifiX standard, which has been broken down into several smaller parts. As a result, it is possible even for smaller producers to undertake the necessary individual measures for improvement.
In addition, we are guided by the supply chain due diligence approach. XertifiX has developed a model of risk assessment and possible risk mitigation measures for the natural stone sector. Together with the audits, XertifiX provides the trade with a practical toolbox that can effectively improve social and environmental working conditions.
Our team
Our traders
Child labour
How to combat child labor and slave labor? Prohibitions alone do not help. You have to start much wider. Those who pay unfair wages, those who ignore health and safety, who allow unsafe working conditions, risk sickness and undersupply of workers and promotes the cycle of poverty, poor education and poor job prospects. In addition, child labor not only harms the children themselves because they can not attend school or graduate. As children’s labor supply increases, the pressure on adult wages increases. They are all the more easily extortionable with lowest wages.
Recommendation
The Federal Government to XertifiX:
“Good choice! This seal meets our credibility and social requirements” (www.siegelklarheit.de)
News
Preview
EU Due Diligence Directive: Commission falls behind on announcements
On February 23, 2022, the EU Commission presented its proposal for an EU Due Diligence Directive. This is a big step forward towards a more just and fair globalization! It is also very welcome [...]
Europ. Supply chain law: more than 100 companies make demands on the EU Commission
More than 100 companies and investors are calling for an effective EU supply chain law. Various companies such as Ikea, Danone, Epson and Hapag-Lloyd as well as numerous outdoor companies such as Vaude, Schöffel, Jack [...]
The EU Commission postpones the draft of the LkSG for the third time
For the third time, the EU Commission has postponed the draft of the planned European supply chain law. The draft will therefore no longer be published this year as planned, but rather in March 2022 [...]
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XertifiX e.V.
Arndtstr. 20
30167 Hannover
Germany
info [ ae t ] xertifix. de
0049 511 13221 5 3 0