4.2.11. No workers under Note: National legislation may the age of 15 shall be set higher minimum ages. employed in the forest. ILO Convention 138 sets minimum age between 14 and 18, depending on the terms of ratification of each country. 4.2.12. No workers the Guidance: people under age of 18 should be the age of 18 should not be employed for operations employed in potentially when the task has high hazardous activities such as occupational and health pesticide application, risk. harvesting, heavy work, and work at night; unless there is special provision for safety or traditional community circumstances exist that can be supported by national/ local laws or common practice. 4.2.13. Indicators criterion 4.2 are also applicable for workers’ family members in case they are present at the operational sites and logging camps. C4.3. The rights of workers to organize and voluntarily negotiate with employers shall be guaranteed as outlined in Conventions 87 and 98 of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Notes Conformance (C, NC or NA) 4.3.1. All workers shall be Verifiers: able to form and/or join a Interviews with forest trade union of their choice managers, workers, and without fear of intimidation labour representatives. or reprisal. This will at a minimum will comply with Applicability note: ILO ILO Convention No. 87, Convention 87 applies to both where applicable. public and private organizations, Convention 4.3.2. Collective bargaining 98 is inapplicable to with representative trade government organizations. unions shall be carried out Government agencies may be in good faith and with best efforts to come to an covered under national or agreement. This will at a regional legislation. minimum comply with ILO Convention No. 98, where applicable.
4.2.11. No workers under the age of 15 shall be employed in the forest. Note: National legislation may set higher minimum ages. ILO Convention 138 sets minimum age between 14 and 18, depending on the terms of ratification of each country. 4.2.12. No workers the age of 18 should be employed for operations when the task has high occupational and health risk. Guidance: people under the age of 18 should not be employed in potentially hazardous activities such as pesticide application, harvesting, heavy work, and work at night; unless there is special provision for safety or traditional community circumstances exist that can be supported by national/ local laws or common practice. 4.2.13. Indicators criterion 4.2 are also applicable for workers’ family members in case they are present at the operational sites and logging camps. C4.3. The rights of workers to organize and voluntarily negotiate with employers shall be guaranteed as outlined in Conventions 87 and 98 of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Indicators Verifiers, Examples, and Notes Evaluation Team Notes Conformance (C, NC or NA) 4.3.1. All workers shall be able to form and/or join a trade union of their choice without fear of intimidation or reprisal. This will at a minimum will comply with ILO Convention No. 87, where applicable. Verifiers: Interviews with forest managers, workers, and labour representatives. Applicability note: ILO Convention 87 applies to both public and private organizations, Convention 98 is inapplicable to government organizations. Government agencies may be covered under national or regional legislation. 4.3.2. Collective bargaining with representative trade unions shall be carried out in good faith and with best efforts to come to an agreement. This will at a minimum comply with ILO Convention No. 98, where applicable.
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