Fair Labor Association

Programs: Accountability: by joining the fla, participating companies agree to adopt the fla code of conduct and promote compliance with international labor standards in the manufacturing of their products, the fla process requires companies to commit to a rigorous program of code implementation, internal monitoring, independent external monitoring and remediation, the fla facilitates the implementation of these programs by offering training and advice and independently verifies and accounts for the progress and effectiveness of these programs.

university: affiliating with the fla helps colleges and universities make the transition from a lack of knowledge about factory conditions to better informed decision- making about sourcing of licensed products. The fla offers a comprehensive program of internal and external monitoring in which colleges and universities can require their licensees to participate. Currently, over 200 colleges and universities in both the united states and canada are affiliated with the fla collegiate licensees by participating in the fla, they gain access to a monitoring methodology that allows them to fulfill labor compliance commitments and obligations, including adoption of the fla workplace code of conduct, in all production of collegiate merchandise.

civil society organizations (cso) engagement: these organizations are affiliated with fla help shape programs and policies that hold companies accountable and improve workers' lives, csos bring commitment, experience and expertise to the table and play an important role in fla governance.