Responsibility

Responsibility

At Belvü Tekstil, we consider respect for people, ethical values, labor rights, legal regulations, and the environment in all our production and service processes in the textile sector as the cornerstone of our sustainable management approach.

In accordance with the Social Responsibility Standard, our Senior Management guarantees to fulfill the following principles and commitments and to continuously improve the Social Responsibility Management System:

Fundamental Principles and Commitments

  1. Prevention of Child Labour (Article 1): Absolutely prohibiting the employment of child laborers, ensuring full compliance with legal age limits; providing working conditions that protect the development, educational rights, and health/safety of young workers.
  2. Prevention of Forced and Compulsory Labour (Article 2): Not to permit compulsory labour in any form, including forced labour, debt repayment or prison labour; not to confiscate workers' personal documents such as identity cards and passports, and not to impose any recruitment fees on them.
  3. Health and Safety (Article 3): To provide a safe, healthy and hygienic working environment in our textile production and administrative areas; to continuously update occupational health and safety risk assessments, periodic training and emergency preparedness.
  4. Prevention of Discrimination (Article 4): To refrain from discrimination in recruitment, compensation, promotion, training, and dismissal processes on grounds such as race, religion, language, gender, age, disability, political opinion, or union membership; and to maintain zero tolerance for sexual, physical, or psychological harassment and abuse.
  5. Disciplinary Practices (Article 5): We are committed to treating all our employees with dignity and respect; strictly prohibiting corporal punishment, mental/physical coercion, verbal abuse, and salary deductions for disciplinary purposes.
  6. Working Hours (Article 6): To regulate working and overtime hours in accordance with the current Labor Law and sector standards; to adhere to the principle of voluntariness in overtime work and not to exceed legal limits,
  7. Compensation and Rights (Article 7): The wages paid to our employees must at least meet the legal minimum wage and provide a "Livable Wage" sufficient to meet the basic needs of our employees and their families . to base payments on the " Wage " level; to make overtime payments according to legally increased rates,
  8. Legal Compliance and International Standards: We fully comply with national labor laws, International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and all customer/sector social compliance rules to which we are a party.
  9. Supply Chain Management: Encouraging and monitoring our suppliers, subcontractors, and business partners to also comply with SA8000 Social Responsibility principles.
  10. Continuous Improvement and Transparency: We are committed to regularly reviewing our social performance in collaboration with the Social Performance Team (SPT); operating complaint/suggestion mechanisms transparently; and making this policy publicly accessible by publishing it in languages understandable to all our employees.

 

Belvu Textile Industry and Trade Ltd. Co.